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Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
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God Uses Hardship
Matthew Henry highlights a key theme: after 80 years of peace, Israel grew complacent. God then "sold them" into the hands of an oppressor. This demonstrates a recurring biblical pattern where God uses distress to turn the hearts of His people back to Him when they have strayed during times of prosperity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See the note on Joshua 11:1. Since the events narrated there, Hazor must have been rebuilt and resumed its position as the metropolis of the northe…
19th Century
Anglican
Sold them. —See Judges 2:14.
Jabin. —The name means, “he is wise.” It may have been a dynastic name, like …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord sold them Delivered them into a state of bondage and slavery, where they were like men sold for slaves,…
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The land had rest for eighty years, which should have confirmed them in their religion; but instead, it made them complacent and indulge their lust…
