Judges 11:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So now the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you take possession of it?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jephthah is arguing that since God gave Israel the land by driving out the Amorites, the Ammonites have no right to claim it.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of Jephthah's diplomatic response to the Ammonite king who was demanding that Israel return the land they had taken. Jephthah is making a legal and theological argument that Israel's possession of the land is legitimate because God himself drove out the previous inhabitants and gave it to them. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding that gods determined territorial boundaries through conquest.

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And the LORD God of Israel handed over Sihon and all his people to Israel, and they defeated them completely. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who lived in that region.

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