Judges 2:1

“And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.”

"And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you." - Judges 2:1
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What does Judges 2:1 mean?

Judges 2:1 in the King James Version reads, "And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you." This verse…

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The Covenant Keeper: Reflections on God’s Unfailing Promises

In Judges 2:1, we encounter a poignant moment in biblical history with an angel of the LORD making a declaration to the people of Israel: "And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which…

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A Prayer of Remembrance and Covenant Faithfulness

O Sovereign Lord, Almighty God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today with hearts filled with gratitude and reverence. In this solemn moment, we reflect upon Your timeless word, particularly in Judges 2:1, which declares, "And an angel of the LORD…

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Judges 2:1 - "And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you."
Judges 2:31
Matthew 7:1-2 - "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
1 Corinthians 6:2 - "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?"
2 Chronicles 1:2 - "Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers."
Judges 1:2 - "And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand."
1 Samuel 8:2 - "Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba."
1 Corinthians 2:15 - "But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man."
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." - Matthew 7:1-2
Judges 2:16 - "¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them."
1 Samuel 2:25 - "If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them."
"Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?" - 1 Corinthians 6:2
Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
Judges 4:4
Judges 3:31
Judges 2:13 - "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth."
Judges 10:2 - "And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir."
2 Timothy 4:1 - "I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;"
"Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers." - 2 Chronicles 1:2
2 Chronicles 1:10 - "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?"
Judges 2:18 - "And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them."
James 2:4 - "Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?"
Judges 2:5 - "And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD."
"Judge not, that ye be not judged." - Matthew 7:1
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
"And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand." - Judges 1:2
Judges 2:11 - "¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:"
Judges 17:1 - "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah."
Judges 2:17 - "And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so."