Judges 2:5

And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

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Interpretation

It was the great Angel of the covenant, the Word, the Son of God, who spake with Divine authority as Jehovah, and now called them to account for their disobedience. God sets forth what he had done for Israel, and what he had promised.

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This thought runs through Judges 2:1-5.

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Glossary

Bochim Place: Weepers, a place where the angel of the Lord reproved the Israelites for entering into a league with the people of the land. This caused them bitterly to weep, and hence the name of the place ( Judg. 2:1 , 5). Modern identification: Beitin.