Judges 1 Footnotes
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1:19 Judah’s defeat by a nation that possessed iron chariots (when “the LORD was with Judah”) did not mean that God was not all-powerful. God was capable of defeating iron chariots when he chose to do so (4:13-15). Chapter 2, furthermore, reveals that disobedience to God was the true reason the tribes lost their battles (2:1-3,18-22).
1:21,27-30 God did not deliver all parts of Canaan to the Israelites but left some of the previous inhabitants in place. There are two reasons for this. (1) Leaving the land occupied, even by Canaanites, kept it from being overrun by wild animals before Israel could settle in it (Ex 23:30; Dt 7:22). (2) Israel’s enemies would be the instruments of God’s judgment if Israel proved unfaithful to him and adopted their idolatrous worship (Nm 33:55-56; Jos 23:12-13).