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Judges 03 General Notes
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The people worship false gods
Israel worshiped idols and false gods. Because of this, Yahweh allowed Aram and Moab to rule over them. In the period of Judges, when Israel sinned, they were often placed under the rule of a foreign power. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
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"Blew a trumpet"
When Ehud "blew a trumpet," he was calling all of the men to come help him fight. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)