BRAGADAYJAH 790
Gibeah Captured and Burnt
We will remember that before attacking
the children of Benjamin the first time, the children of Israel asked God who
should they send against Benjamin; and the Lord told them Judah; but the
children of Israel decided to go in numerical might and they met with defeat;
even when they regrouped and asked God whether they should go out again God
said, “go.” But note, God did not promise them victory; and going, they met
with defeat again. Surely, they must have thought if God says go, that means
success; but surely that does not necessarily follow. Sometimes God would say go even though He
knows you will meet with opposition if not defeat; sometimes, God just decides
to each us a lesson through, disappointment, suffering and failure. We note, however, that when Phinehas the
priest in attendance at the time asked him, God did promise success; but even
then final success does not always mean in God’s scheme of things, that there
is to be no suffering in the way to success, or failure on the road to victory.
So on this occasion the children of Israel having suffered heavy loss to start
with, withdrew and encouraged the people of Gibeah and Benjamin to pursue after
them, they fell into Israel’s trap and some twenty five thousand and two
hundred of them were smitten, and the city of Gibeah burnt to the ground by the
men of Israel.
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