Judges 11:21
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Commentary (in the style of TheBibleSays.com):
In this verse, Jephthah recounts Israel’s earlier triumph under God’s guidance. He begins by highlighting how the LORD handed the Amorite king Sihon over to Israel, emphasizing divine intervention. *“And the LORD, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel”* (v.21). Though spoken hundreds of years after the event, this memory of victory over the Amorites conveys that Israel’s presence in the territory east of the Jordan was legitimately established through God’s faithfulness and power.
The mention of Sihon situates us in a historical context around the late fifteenth century BC, during Israel’s journey to the Promised Land under Moses (Numbers 21:21–31 NASB-95). Sihon was an Amorite king ruling a region likely northeast of the Dead Sea, an area known for its strategic trade routes. His defeat set the stage for Israel’s later inheritance of land on the eastern side of the Jordan. By referring to this history, Jephthah seeks to justify the Israelites’ continued claim to the disputed territory and remind the king of Ammon that the LORD had granted them this region long before.
This reminder strongly foreshadows how God remains the central power behind Israel’s victories. In the New Testament, we see Christ’s triumph over spiritual foes (Colossians 2:15 NASB-95), echoing how the LORD fought for and delivered Israel against earthly adversaries in earlier times. The common theme is that God’s redemptive strength proves sufficient across generations.
God empowered Israel to overcome their enemies, ensuring they would possess the Amorite lands.
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Other Relevant Commentaries:
- Judges 1:11-15 meaning. Caleb offers his daughter Achsah in marriage to whoever captures Kiriath-sepher. Othniel, Caleb’s nephew, successfully captures the city and marries Achsah. Achsah then asks Caleb for a field and additional water resources, and Caleb grants her the upper and lower springs.
- Exodus 21:2-11 meaning. The first section of the Book of the Covenant concerns how male and female servants (or slaves) were to be treated.
- Matthew 21:42-44 meaning. Jesus follows up the Sadducees’ and Pharisees’ response to how the landowner will bring the wretched vine-growers to an end with a startling question and a condemning passage from the Psalms. He ends His rebuke by telling them that God will take away their place in His kingdom from them and scatter them like dust.