Judges 3:4

New Century Version

Those nations were in the land to test the Israelites—to see if they would obey the commands the Lord had given to their ancestors by Moses.

Cross References

Exodus 15:25

So Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When Moses threw the tree into the water, the water became good to drink. There the Lord gave the people a rule and a law to live by, and there he tested their loyalty to him.

1 Corinthians 11:19

(It is necessary to have differences among you so that it may be clear which of you really have God’s approval.)

Deuteronomy 33:8

Moses said this about the people of Levi: “Lord, your Thummim and Urim belong to Levi, whom you love. Lord, you tested him at Massah and argued with him at the waters of Meribah.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

Judges 2:22

I will use them to test Israel, to see if Israel will keep the Lord’s commands as their ancestors did.”

Judges 3:1

These are the nations the Lord did not force to leave. He wanted to test the Israelites who had not fought in the wars of Canaan.