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This volume, The History of Israel, surveys the events of Israel’s history from the crossing of the Jordan to the exile beyond the Euphrates. Noting the victorious conquest of the land, the dark days of the judges, the glory of the united kingdom, and the downward spiral of the divided kingdoms, the book gives a broad overview of Israel’s leaders and their influence, for good or bad, on the...

the comparison of the 300 to dogs. Dogs (with apologies to dog lovers) are one of the most despised creatures in the Bible. They are used to symbolize false teachers (Philippians 3:2), male prostitutes (Deuteronomy 23:18, with the footnote in the New International Version), and fools (Proverbs 26:11). By choosing individuals who acted like such an animal to carry out his mission, perhaps God was once again choosing “the weak things of the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:27). A third explanation
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