1 God’s angel came from Gilgal to Bochim. He said God took all of you out of Egypt and to this land. God said He will not break His promise. ➡️️ 2 God said, Do not make deals with the people here. Break their bad god places. But you did not obey. Why did you do this? ❌ ⛔ 3 So now God will not push them out. They will be like sharp thorns to you. Their fake gods will be a trap for you. ➡️ 4 God’s angel said these words to all Israel. The people cried loud. 5 They named the place Bochim. They gave gifts to God there. ️ 6 After Joshua sent the people away, each family went to its own land. ➡️ 7 The people obeyed God while Joshua lived and while the old leaders lived. They saw the big things God did for Israel. ✅ ⭐ 8 Joshua, the helper of God, died. He was 110 years old. ✝️1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ 9 They put him in the ground at Timnath, in the hill of Ephraim, north of Gaash. ⚰️️⛰️⬆️ 10 All that group died. A new group grew up. They did not know God or what He did for Israel. ➡️ ❓ 11 The people of Israel did bad. They served a fake god named Baal. ♂️♀️ 12 They left God, who saved them from Egypt. They followed other gods of the people around them. They got down to those gods. This made God mad. ⛔♂️ ➡️ 13 They left God and served Baal and Ashtoreth. ⛔ 14 So God was very angry. He let enemies beat them and take their stuff. ️ 15 When they went out to fight, God did not help them. Bad things came, like He said before. They had big trouble. ⚔️️ ⚠️ 16 Then God gave them judges, leaders who saved them from the ones who took their stuff. ⚖️⚖️️ 17 But the people did not listen to the judges. They ran after other gods. They turned from God fast. They did not live like their fathers, who obeyed God. ♂️ 18 When God set up a judge, God was with that judge. God saved the people while the judge lived. God felt sad for their cries because bad men hurt them. ⚖️ ️ 19 But when the judge died, the people went back to bad. They did even more bad. They served other gods. They would not stop or change. ⚫ ➕ ♂️ 20 So God was angry with this people. He said, They broke My promise and did not obey. ❌ 21 So God said, I will not push out the other people left when Joshua died. ➡️ 22 I will use them to test Israel, to see if they will do what I say, like their fathers did. ✅ 23 So God let those people stay. He did not push them out fast. ⏳ ♂️