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It was so, that all who saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
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A Call to National Action
Commentators explain that the people's shock was not just about the gruesome act of dismembering the body, but about the profound wickedness in Gibeah that prompted it. The people recognized this crime as an unprecedented low point in Israel's history since the Exodus. The verse concludes with a direct summons for the tribes to deliberate and act, setting the stage for a national response.
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19th Century
Anglican
The verse shows that the Levite had successfully gauged the depths of moral indignation that still lay in the hearts of his countrymen. The story o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it was so, that all that saw it The dismembered pieces of the dead body, and were made acquainted with the cause…
Presbyterian
The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…
