I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
God said, "Even as my hand will be upon you for good, if you turn against Me and worship other gods, so will my hand be upon you for evil." God kept His word. Now, I'm glad that God keeps His word sometimes. Other times it isn't so good for me that God keeps His word but is always good for me that He does because it brings me back to Him. But the faithfulness of God to keep His word is something that we want to remember because even as God has promised blessings, He has also promised curses; blessings upon those that will obey, curses upon them who will forsake Him.And so verse sixteen establishes this era of judges.