Judges 3:12 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Israel sinned again, and the LORD strengthened Eglon of Moab against them as a consequence.
What Does Judges 3:12 Mean?
The cycle begins anew with that aching word again. The rest of forty years did not cure the heart, and Israel returns to evil. This time the LORD strengthens Eglon, king of Moab, as the instrument of discipline, the reason stated twice: because they had done evil.
The repetition exposes a sobering truth about the human heart: peace alone does not heal it. We can be rescued and still wander back. Yet even Israel's relapse cannot exhaust God's patience. The same LORD who disciplines is already preparing the next deliverance. His mercies, the Scriptures testify, are new every morning, meeting us again and again in our returning.
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What does Judges 3:12 mean?
Israel sinned again, and the LORD strengthened Eglon of Moab against them as a consequence.