( For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
Numbers 31:53 stands within the record of Israel's campaign against the Midianites. The campaign was carried out under God's command to punish the Midianites for leading His people into sin. Its setting is therefore an act of divine judgment for the apostasy at the Jordan that Midian had helped to bring about.
Numbers 31:53 stands within the record of Israel's campaign against the Midianites. The campaign was carried out under God's command to punish the Midianites for leading His people into sin. Its setting is therefore an act of divine judgment for the apostasy at the Jordan that Midian had helped to bring about.