Judges: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (Biblia.com)

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The book of Judges both fires the imagination and chills the soul. Great victories over the strong were won by the weak. Oppressed and enslaved, the tribes of Israel struggled against the opposing forces equipped with the most advanced technology. The foor soldiers of Barak fought the battalions of chariots commanded by Sisera. The Philistines who knew the secret of smelting iron equipped their...

shifted to the Israelites, and they continued to strike against Jabin the king of the Canaanites until he was destroyed. The battle at the Kishon was a great victory, but continued military operations were needed to assure complete victory. It was necessary to continue making sacrifices until the enemy had been destroyed. To stop before winning a complete victory would have enabled the enemy to regroup and possibly reassert control over Israel. A partial release from oppression is no release at all.

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