Timeline for Why did the Israelites lose the battles to the Benjamites after receiving the green light from God?
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| May 8, 2021 at 3:05 | comment | added | Xeno | @www.gffg.info This response reminds me of the fool's errand of Balaam of Peor in Numbers 22-24. When Balaam asked God the first time if he should join Moab against Israel, God said "No." But "distinguished elders of Moab" later entreated Balaam again, enticing him with great treasure if he would join them to prophesy against Israel. The second time Balaam asked, God said "[Go] with them." Balaam should have known better than to believe that God would change His mind; the result was catastrophic for Moab. We can probably find many more examples like this in Scripture. | |
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| Apr 8, 2019 at 15:15 | comment | added | Nihil Sine Deo | You said, I’m paraphrasing, that they didn’t wait for full instruction from the Lord only that the Lord said go up. That’s not what the passage reads. So you are wrong. | |
| Apr 8, 2019 at 13:41 | comment | added | GFFG | I don't think it invalidates the theory. He may have told the tribe of Judah to go up first, but He did not tell them that the Benjamites would be given into their hands. Whether he would have told all the children of Israel to go up or Judah first, as He did, matters not, they still assumed they were to go up and did not get the full pledge from God that the Benjamites would be delivered into their hands, only that they were to "go up". Your point on my theory changes nothing from my perspective. | |
| Apr 8, 2019 at 13:12 | comment | added | Nihil Sine Deo | “Now the sons of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God and said, “Who shall go up first for us to battle against the sons of Benjamin?” Then the LORD said, “Judah shall go up first.”” JUDGES 20:18 the issue with your response is that on the first inquiry of the Lord, God didn’t say go up but said who should go up. That invalidates your whole argument. Respectfully I say this, but commentaries are not Scripture, the Author/Inspiration is alive and well, He can be consulted on the matter, even though commentaries have their place. Scripture interprets Scripture. | |
| Apr 8, 2019 at 1:27 | comment | added | Nigel J | Excellent answer. Very thought-provoking. +1. | |
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