1And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. …
And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. …
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, …
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)We have here, I. Israel’s sin renewed: They did evil in the sight of the Lord , Jdg. 5:1. The burnt child dreads the fire; yet this perverse unthinking people, that had so often smarted sorely for their idolatry, upon a little respite of God’s judgments return to it again. This people hath a revolting rebellious heart , not kept in awe by the terror of God’s judgments, nor engaged in honour and gr…
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