And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
But when they forgot the LORD their God, he allowed them to be conquered by Sisera, the commander of Hazor's army, and by the Philistines, and by the king of Moab, and these enemies fought against them.
This verse explains that when God's people forgot him and turned away, he allowed their enemies to overpower them as a consequence.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of 1 Samuel, the prophet Samuel is delivering a farewell speech to the Israelites as they demand a king, reminding them of their history of unfaithfulness to God. He highlights how, during the period of the Judges, Israel's repeated forgetting of the Lord led to God allowing oppressors like Sisera, the captain of Hazor's army, the Philistines, and the king of Moab to defeat and subjugate them as a form of divine discipline. This narrative underscores the cyclical pattern of apostasy and judgment seen in earlier biblical accounts.
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