Day 1 · Nations Left to Test Israel
Judges 3:1–6
1These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan, 2if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly: 3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. 4These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses. 5Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 6And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
According to verses 1–4, what two reasons are given for why the LORD left foreign nations in Canaan?
Apply
When you interact with cultural influences around you this week, what is one practical way you can remain faithful to God's commandments?
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