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He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
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Judgment Follows Sin
Commentators unanimously explain that Israel's subjugation was not a random political event but a direct consequence of their sin. As Charles Spurgeon and Matthew Henry note, God's wrath was kindled by their idolatry, leading Him to give them "into the hand of the heathen." This establishes a clear biblical principle: persistent sin invites divine discipline.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen - That is, of foreign nations. They were indeed “pagans,” in the sense in which that …
19th Century
Anglican
After reviewing the sinful past, the poet briefly but impressively describes the punishment which time and again had fallen on the nation. But as h…
Baptist
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he gave them into the hand of the Heathen In the times of the judges; as into the hands of the Mesopotamians, Mo…
The conduct of the Israelites in Canaan, and God's dealings with them, show that the way of sin is downhill; omissions make way for commissions: wh…
