Judges 7:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.”
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Read Full Chapter →As the trumpets sound, the Lord turns the enemy's swords against one another, and the host flees.
What Does Judges 7:22 Mean?
As the trumpets keep sounding, the decisive act is the Lord's: He sets every man's sword against his neighbor throughout the camp. In the darkness and confusion the host destroys itself, then flees across the land to distant places. Israel has not lifted a sword, yet the enemy is broken.
'The LORD set every man's sword against his fellow' -- the text gives the credit unmistakably to God. The mightiest host can be undone by the Lord without His people firing a shot. When God fights for His own, the very strength of the adversary is turned against itself. This is deliverance in its purest form, a victory so plainly divine that no one could ever boast, 'mine own hand hath saved me.'
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What does Judges 7:22 mean?
As the trumpets sound, the Lord turns the enemy's swords against one another, and the host flees.