KJV ORIGINAL
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The people of Israel did what was evil in God's eyes, so the LORD allowed the Midianites to conquer and oppress them for seven years.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that when God's people turned away from Him and did wrong, He allowed their enemies to defeat them as a consequence.
📚 Historical Context
This verse begins the story of Gideon and occurs during the period of the Judges (around 1200-1000 BC), when Israel had no king and repeatedly fell into cycles of sin, punishment, and rescue. The Midianites were nomadic tribes from the desert regions east of Israel who would raid and plunder the Israelites' crops and livestock, making life extremely difficult.
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