Judges 2:22 (DRB)

Passage

That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:20 And the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said: Behold this nation hath made void my covenant, which I had made with their fathers, and hath despised to hearken to my voice:

Judges 2:21 I also will not destroy the nations which Josue left when he died:

Judges 2:22 That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.

Judges 2:23 The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "through", "israel", "whether", "keep", "lord", "walk", "fathers", and "kept". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "through" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "I also will not destroy the nations..." into verse 23's "The Lord therefore left all these nations...", so "through" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "through" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.