Judges 2:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But the LORD raised up judges who rescued them from the enemies who were robbing and oppressing them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is showing His faithfulness by providing leaders to rescue His people when they were being attacked and oppressed by their enemies.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from the period after Joshua's death when the Israelites had settled in the Promised Land but kept falling into cycles of disobedience and oppression. The 'judges' were military and civil leaders that God raised up to deliver Israel from various enemy nations who would conquer and oppress them as consequences for their unfaithfulness.

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