Judges 10:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.”
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Read Full Chapter →The Ammonites cross the Jordan to attack Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, leaving Israel in deep distress.
What Does Judges 10:9 Mean?
The pressure spreads westward. The Ammonites cross the Jordan to make war on Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that the affliction now reaches the heart of the land. Israel is brought to a place of severe distress.
When trouble grows beyond what can be borne, it often becomes the very thing that turns a people back to God. The text marks Israel as sorely distressed, pressed into a corner with no human escape. There is a mercy hidden in such extremity, for it can break the pride that prosperity protects. The God who allows the distress is the same God ready to hear the cry it produces.
Judges 10:9 in the Original Language
tsarar (צָרַר), 'distressed' -- to be bound up in a narrow place, hemmed in with no room to escape.
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What does Judges 10:9 mean?
The Ammonites cross the Jordan to attack Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, leaving Israel in deep distress.