Judges 1:2
The Scripture
(2) And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The Israelites, still living under Egyptian oppression, take refuge in a cave near Shechem where God sends an angel to tell them to go to the mountain of the LORD and receive a blessing. This chapter opens the cycle of divine rescue and establishes the theme of God’s promise of future deliverance.
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