And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
The Israelites did what was wrong in God's eyes again. So the LORD gave strength to Eglon, the king of Moab, to fight against Israel, because they had done what was evil in God's sight.
This verse shows that when the Israelites repeatedly disobeyed God, He allowed their enemy king to become powerful enough to defeat them as a consequence of their wrongdoing.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the period of the Judges (around 1200-1000 BC), after Israel had settled in the Promised Land but before they had kings. The Moabites were descendants of Lot who lived east of the Dead Sea and were often enemies of Israel. This was part of a repeating cycle where Israel would sin, face oppression, cry out to God, and then be delivered by a judge.
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