Judges 10:7-9 He Sold Them!

 7So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites, 8who that very year harassed and oppressed the Israelites, and did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.

9The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.

He Sold Them!

“If Israel wanted to serve the gods of the Philistines and the Amorites, God would allow them to do so. He allowed them in the fullest sense, by selling them into servitude to the Philistines and Amorites.”

“Of course, Israel was never blessed when they served these other gods. Instead, they were harassed and oppressed; they were severely distressed - but God gave them what they wanted.” (Guzik)

I find it interesting that the LORD “sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,” because of their grave sins of worshipping other gods. 

This should give us cause for reflection, to examine our lives for other gods! 

What have we given higher priority that the Lord? Television, sports, politics, social media, alcohol, drugs, pornography….. _________, (fill in the blank).

If we have been sold into servitude, remember it’s from our own choosing!

Blessings