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Judges explains that God did not drive out the remaining nations because Israel broke the covenant and did not obey God’s voice (Judges 2:20–23). These nations would be left to test Israel and to see whether they would keep God’s way (Judges 2:22).
20The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not listened to my voice;
21I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
22that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
23So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.