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Judges 1:19 - explain

  • 06-05-2009 7:22pm
    #1
    The_Minister
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    "1:19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron."

    I found this on a sceptics site. It seems to imply that God can be beaten by iron.

    Before I start leaving a bowl of milk outside for him, I thought that I would ask the experts.

    What's the deelio?


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  • #2
    PDN
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    Just because the Lord is with someone doesn't mean that they instantly succeed in everything they try.


  • #3
    The_Minister
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    Is God not the one driving?


  • #4
    O'Coonassa
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    The_Minister wrote: »
    "1:19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron."

    I found this on a sceptics site. It seems to imply that God can be beaten by iron.

    The Jewish explanation for this part of the Jewish book is that Judah suffered their fears to prevail against their faith in their god and so he (sic) got in yet another huff and left them to it.


  • #5
    PDN
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    The_Minister wrote: »
    Is God not the one driving?
    No, it was Judah who was doing the driving. The 'he' is referring to Judah. A quick look at the context shows that this use of the singular to refer to a tribe is commonplace in Judges Chapter 1.
    The bits of the Chapter that the lazy folks on sceptic websites don't bother reading wrote:
    And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. (verse 2)

    And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. (verse 3)

    And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher: (verses 10 & 11)

    And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. (verse 17)

    Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. (verse 33)


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