Judges 3:1

God's Word

These are the nations the Lord left behind to test all the Israelites who had not experienced any war in Canaan.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:21

but they had descendants who were still in the land. Solomon drafted them for slave labor. (They are still ⌞slaves⌟ today.)

2 Chronicles 32:31

When the leaders of Babylon sent ambassadors to ask him about the miraculous sign that had happened in the land, God left him. God did this to test him, to find out everything that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Job 23:10

⌞I can’t find him⌟ because he knows the road I take. When he tests me, I’ll come out as pure as gold.

Exodus 15:25

Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed  him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the Lord set down laws and rules for them to live by, and there he tested them.

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord.

Jeremiah 6:27

“Jeremiah, I have put you in charge of testing and refining my people. You will know how to test their ways.

Zechariah 13:9

I will bring this third ⌞of the people⌟ through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined. I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ They will reply, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

John 2:24

Jesus, however, was wary of these believers. He understood people

Deuteronomy 7:22

Little by little he will force these nations out of your way. You won’t be able to wipe them out quickly. Otherwise, you would be overrun with wild animals.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He was the one who fed you in the desert with manna, which your ancestors had never seen. He did this in order to humble you and test you. But he also did this so that things would go well for you in the end.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember that for 40 years the Lord your God led you on your journey in the desert. He did this in order to humble you and test you. He wanted to know whether or not you would wholeheartedly obey his commands.

1 Peter 1:7

The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again.

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the fiery troubles that are coming in order to test you. Don’t feel as though something strange is happening to you,

Revelation 2:23

I will kill her children. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.

Judges 1:1

After Joshua’s death the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who will go first to fight the Canaanites for us?”

Judges 2:10

That whole generation had joined their ancestors in death. So another generation grew up after them. They had no personal experience with the Lord or with what he had done for Israel.

Judges 2:23

So the Lord let these nations stay. He had not handed them over to Joshua or forced them out quickly.

Judges 3:2

The Lord left them to teach Israel’s descendants about war, at least those who had known nothing about it in the past.