J U D G E S
CHAP. II.
In this chapter we have, I. A particular message which God sent to Israel by an angel, and the impression it made upon them, Judges 2:1-5. II. A general idea of the state of Israel during the government of the judges, in which observe, 1. Their adherence to God while Joshua and the elders lived, Judges 2:6-10. 2. Their revolt afterwards to idolatry, Judges 2:11-13. 3. God's displeasure against them, and his judgments upon them for it, Judges 2:14; Judges 2:15. 4. His pity towards them, shown in raising them up deliverers, Judges 2:16-18. 5. Their relapse into idolatry after the judgment was over, Judges 2:17-19. 6. The full stop God in anger put to their successes, Judges 2:20-23. These are the contents, not only of this chapter, but of the whole book.