Judges 2:13

“And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.”

"And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth." - Judges 2:13
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What does Judges 2:13 mean?

Judges 2:13 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth." This verse comes from the book of Judges in the Old Testament, which tells the story of the Israelites' conquest and settlement of the Promised Land, as well as the…

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The Perils of Forsaking God: A Journey into Idolatry

The book of Judges captures a pivotal moment in the history of Israel, fraught with themes of obedience, rebellion, and the struggle for faithfulness. Judges 2:13 (KJV) states, "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth." This terse yet profound statement resounds…

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A Prayer of Repentance and Return to the Lord

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts weighed down by the gravity of our actions and the choices we have made as a people. We turn our attention to the words of Judges 2:13, which reminds us that, "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth." This…

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Judges 2:13 - "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth."
Judges 13:2 - "¶ And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not."
Judges 13:13 - "And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware."
Judges 12:13 - "¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel."
"¶ And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not." - Judges 13:2
Judges 18:13 - "And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah."
Judges 8:13 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,"
Judges 13:3 make the Angel of the Lord male
Judges 13:25 - "And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol."
Judges 2:16 - "¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them."
Psalms 96:13 - "Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth."
Judges 2:31
Judges 13:24 - "¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him."
Judges 10:13 - "Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more."
Judges 13:21 - "But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD."
Romans 14:13 - "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
"¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel." - Judges 12:13
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."
Judges 13:18 - "And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?"
Judges 13:22 - "And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God."
Judges 21:13 - "And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them."
Judges 1:13 - "And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife."
Judges 3:13 - "And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees."
Judges 13:1 - "And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years."
Isaiah 3:13 - "The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people."
Acts 13:20 - "And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet."
Judges 13:4 - "Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:"
Judges 17:13 - "Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest."
1 Corinthians 11:13 - "Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?"