“And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.”
So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers who despoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to withstand their enemies. — The second element of the Judges cycle—servitude—manifests as military subjugation. The verb 'gave them over to plunderers' indicates active divine agency in Israel's subjection. The phrase 'he sold them into the hands of their enemies' employs the language of commercial transaction. The military consequence indicates that divine absence produced tactical vulnerability and strategic collapse.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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