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Sanilac Co. Michigan | Again, what's the context of the passage, what's the back story?
I'd suggest you start by picking out what you consider the nastiess account and then studying the preceeding chapter, that chapter and the following one, in order to get a sense of the events that have transpired.
Better yet, set down and read the book of Judges, it's not particularly long. That's got to be the book with some of the nastiest accounts in all of the Old Testament. Heroes, bag guys and heros that are really bad guys. The whole book is an account of the history of a people decending into anarchy and chaos. I won't spoil it for you, but it's bloody. I personally find the end of the last chapter particularly revealing.
There's a connection between the Torah, the first five books that outlines God's plans for the Israelite people, setting them apart from every other people and Judges, which outlines how miserably they fail once they've entered the promised land. It's quite a story! | |
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