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Israel Oppressed Again

6 Then athe children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and bserved the Baals and the Ashtoreths, cthe gods of Syria, the gods of dSidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the Lord and did not serve Him.  
7 So the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He asold them into the hands of the bPhilistines and into the hands of the people of cAmmon.  
8 From that year they1 harassed and oppressed the children of Israel for eighteen years—all the children of Israel who were on the other side of the Jordan in the aland of the Amorites, in Gilead.  
9 Moreover the people of Ammon crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah also, against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was severely distressed.
10 aAnd the children of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have bsinned against You, because we have both forsaken our God and served the Baals!”  
11 So the Lord said to the children of Israel, “Did I not deliver you afrom the Egyptians and bfrom the Amorites and cfrom the people of Ammon and dfrom the Philistines?  
12 Also athe Sidonians band Amalekites and Maonites coppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand.  
13 aYet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more.  
14 “Go and acry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.”  
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John Wesley's Notes
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Judges 10:8

That year - Or, that year they had vexed and oppressed the children of Israel eighteen years - This was the eighteenth year from the beginning of that oppression. And these eighteen years are not to be reckoned from Jair's death, because that would enlarge the time of the judges beyond the just bounds; but from the fourth year of Jair's reign: so that the greatest part of Jair's reign was contemporary with this affliction. The case of Jair and Samson seem to be much alike. For as it is said of Samson, that he judged Israel in the days of the tyranny of the Philistines, twenty years, Judges 15:20, by which it is evident, that his judicature, and their dominion, were contemporary; the like is to be conceived of Jair, that he began to judge Israel, and endeavoured to reform religion, and purge out all abuses; but being unable to effect this through the backwardness of the, people, God would not enable him to deliver the people, but gave them up to this sad oppression; so that Jair could only determine differences amongst the Israelites, but could not deliver them from their enemies.


 
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