Judges 20:14-23 – Then the people of Benjamin came together
out of the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the people of Israel. And the people of
Benjamin mustered out of their cities on that day 26,000 men who drew the sword, besides the
inhabitants of Gibeah, who mustered 700 chosen men. Among all these were
700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and
not miss. And the men of Israel, apart from
Benjamin, mustered 400,000 men who drew the sword; all these were men of war.
The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, “Who shall go up first for us to fight
against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.” Then the
people of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah. And the men of Israel
went out to fight against Benjamin, and the men of Israel drew up the battle
line against them at Gibeah. The people of
Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the
Israelites. But the people, the men of Israel,
took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had
formed it on the first day. And the people of
Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of
the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight
against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”
Genesis
49:10 – The scepter shall not depart
from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Numbers 14:1 – Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.
Application:
- · The Lord determined who goes first.
- · The Lord determined that Israel should fight their brother, the Benjamites.
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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