was “more and mightier than we” (v. 9) was hardly correct at this point in time. “The expression is no doubt an exaggerated one … the sort of exaggeration in which unprincipled persons indulge when they would justify themselves for taking an extreme and unusual course” (George Rawlinson). This king is not the first nor the last ruler to view Israel in a negative way. A number of rulers and their nations have viewed Israel this way, and all have suffered as a result. God’s promise concerning His people
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