And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
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Interpretation
The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 12:8-12.
Glossary
- Hazor Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Hazor.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Sisera Person
- (Egypt. Ses-Ra, “servant of Ra”). (1. ) The captain of Jabin’s army ( Judg. 4:2 ), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon.