Question
In the cycle repeated in the book of Judges, what would happen after the people abandoned their covenant with Yahweh?
A judge would come to punish them.
The surrounding nations would encroach on the Israelites’ lands and oppress them.
The Israelites would suffer from plagues and disease.
The temples they had built to foreign gods would collapse and kill many of the Israelites.
A judge would come to punish them.
The surrounding nations would encroach on the Israelites’ lands and oppress them.
The Israelites would suffer from plagues and disease.
The temples they had built to foreign gods would collapse and kill many of the Israelites.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In the cycle repeated in the book of Judges, after the people abandoned their covenant with Yahweh, the surrounding nations would encroach on the Israelites’ lands and oppress them. This oppression would lead the Israelites to cry out for help, after which God would raise up a judge to deliver them from their enemies. Thus, the correct option is:
**The surrounding nations would encroach on the Israelites’ lands and oppress them.**
**The surrounding nations would encroach on the Israelites’ lands and oppress them.**