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0 The Lord delivered Chushanrishathaim

I kill ... I wound ... I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh. Deuteronomy 32:39-42

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The Lord delivered Chushanrishathaim

God was angry at the Israelites for ignoring him in favor of other gods.

The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves. Judges 3:7

So he did what any good god would do and sold the Israelites into slavery.

Chushanrishathaim was the happy buyer.

Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia. 3:8a

The Israelites were Chushanrishathaim's slaves for eight years. But then the Israelites cried out together in unison to the Lord and he "raised up" Othniel, who was Caleb's nephew and the first "judge" of Israel.

The children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 3:8b-9

And then "the spirit of the Lord came upon Othniel ... and he went out to war."

The Spirit of the LOR

Whom did Othniel go to war with? Chushanrishathaim -- the guy that God sold the Israelites to.

The LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim. 3:10b

The Bible doesn't say how many of King Chushy's soldiers were killed in this holy war. I'll just guess the usual 1000.

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