For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.
They would come up with their livestock and tents, swarming like grasshoppers because there were so many of them. Both the people and their camels were countless, and they invaded the land to destroy it.
This verse describes how the Midianites invaded Israel in overwhelming numbers, like a swarm of grasshoppers, bringing destruction to the land.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Israel was enduring cycles of disobedience to God, which led to oppression by neighboring peoples like the Midianites. This verse describes how the Midianites invaded in vast numbers, comparable to swarms of grasshoppers, bringing their livestock, tents, and camels to ravage and destroy the land of Israel. This invasion highlighted Israel's vulnerability and set the stage for God to raise up Gideon as a deliverer to confront the threat.
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