brutal and savage. Being broken by the oppressor, the Israelites became defeated, discouraged, and distressed people. They could do nothing but cry out to the LORD for deliverance (v. 7). OUTLINE SCRIPTURE 3. The cry to the LORD for help and His prophetic rebuke 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. a. The Israelites cried to the LORD for deliverance b. The LORD sent a prophet to rebuke them 7 And it came to pass, when the
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