⚔️WEB · Judges 2:22
What does Judges 2:22 mean?
"that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”"
— Judges 2:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
But when the judge was dead, they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them. They didn’t cease what they were doing, or give up their stubborn ways.
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them;
that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
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Biblical perspective
What does 222 mean in the Bible?
If you've been seeing 222 and searching for its spiritual meaning, the Bible doesn't use number patterns as divine signals — but it does speak clearly about God's faithfulness and timing.
Lamentations 2:22 and Revelation 22:20 are real verses. The Revelation passage — "Come, Lord Jesus" — is one of the most striking short prayers in all of Scripture.
Revelation 22:20
"He who testifies these things says, 'Yes, I come quickly.' Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus."
2 Corinthians 1:20
"For however many are the promises of God, in him is the 'Yes.' Therefore also through him is the 'Amen,' to the glory of God through us."
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