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So it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
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Calculated Cruelty
Commentators highlight the enemies' cruel strategy. They intentionally waited until the Israelites had done all the hard work of sowing and cultivating their crops. Then, just as the harvest was ready, the invaders would sweep in to steal the fruit of Israel's labor, a tactic designed to be economically devastating and psychologically crushing.
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19th Century
Anglican
When Israel had sown. —The invasions of these Arab tribes were of the most crushing and irritating kind. Living in idleness and ma…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And so it was, when Israel had sown Their land, and it was grown up, and near being ripe, or quite; for the Midianit…
Presbyterian
Israel's sin was renewed, and Israel's troubles were repeated. Let all who sin expect to suffer. The Israelites hid themselves in dens and caves; s…
