These are the nations that God left there, using them to test the Israelites who had no experience in the Canaanite wars. He did it to train the descendants of Israel, the ones who had no battle experience, in the art of war. Judges 3:1-2 (MSG) REFERENCE JUDGES 3:1-4 (MSG) There are times that God, in His wisdom, will permit certain unpalatable situations...
