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.
What does Judges 2:1 mean?
It was the great Angel of the covenant, the Word, the Son of God, who spake with Divine authority as Jehovah, and now called them to account for their disobedience.
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Keep this verse inside Judges 2:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Bochim Place
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Weepers, a place where the angel of the Lord reproved the Israelites for entering into a league with the people of the land. This caused them bitterly to weep, and hence the name of the place ( Judg. 2:1 , 5). Modern identification: Beitin.
- Egypt Place
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The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Gilgal Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Mefjir.