Judges 8:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?”
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Read Full Chapter →Gideon presents the captured kings to Succoth, throwing their own taunt back at them.
What Does Judges 8:15 Mean?
Gideon enters Succoth and presents the captive kings, repeating word for word the taunt its leaders had flung at him. They had jeered that the kings were not yet in his hand; now he sets those very kings before their eyes. Their mockery is answered by plain fact.
The sight rebukes their unbelief without a wasted word. What they doubted God could do stands before them in chains. There is a solemn warning here for any who scorn the work of God before it is finished: the hour comes when the thing they ridiculed is shown to be true, and their own words return to confront them.
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What does Judges 8:15 mean?
Gideon presents the captured kings to Succoth, throwing their own taunt back at them.