Judg 10:6-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 10:6-16: 10:6-16 The Lord responded to his people’s total apostasy by allowing crushing oppression (10:8 ). As usual, Israel cried out to the Lord for help (10:10 ) only after experiencing great distress (10:9 ). Normally, Israel’s cry led to divine intervention, but God’s decision to leave them to their chosen gods marks a shift in the cycle described in 2:10-19 . Only when the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord did he again act to redeem them (10:17–11:33 ). 10:6 Again the Israelites did evil. ... They abandoned the Lord : This period of apostasy was more complete than any described earlier—it included the worship of Baal and Ashtoreth along with other local gods .

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‏ Judges 10:6-16

Summary for Judg 10:6-16: 10:6-16 ^a The Lord responded to his people’s total apostasy by allowing crushing oppression (10:8 ^b). As usual, Israel cried out to the Lord for help (10:10 ^c) only after experiencing great distress (10:9 ^d). Normally, Israel’s cry led to divine intervention, but God’s decision to leave them to their chosen gods marks a shift in the cycle described in 2:10-19 ^e. Only when the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord did he again act to redeem them (10:17–11:33 ^f). 10:6 ^g Again the Israelites did evil. ... They abandoned the Lord: This period of apostasy was more complete than any described earlier—it included the worship of Baal and Ashtoreth along with other local gods.
Summary for Judg 10:7-8: 10:7-8 ^h The Philistines: See study notes on 3:3; 13:1.

• The Ammonites lived east of the Jordan (see study note on 3:12-13), and they began by oppressing the Israelite tribes of Transjordan; then they attacked the tribes west of the Jordan as well.