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An angel of the LORD went from Gilgal to Bochim and said, 'I brought you up out of Egypt and led you to the land I promised to your ancestors. I said I would never break my agreement with you.'
God is reminding the Israelites through his angel that he kept his promise to rescue them from Egypt and bring them to the promised land, and that he will never break his covenant with them.
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King James Version · EnglishAnd an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.Ask the AI Assistant
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📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, which follows the conquest of Canaan led by Joshua, the Israelites were settling into the Promised Land but beginning to stray from their commitment to God. An angel of the Lord appears at Bochim to deliver a message reminding them of God's deliverance from Egypt and His unchanging covenant promise to their ancestors. This event underscores the ongoing pattern in Israel's history of God's faithfulness contrasted with human forgetfulness.