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From a secular perspective, the empires that conquered the Israelites (Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonian Greeks, and Romans) were significantly larger than Israel and could mobilize much larger militaries than whatever the Israelites could bring to bear. From a religious perspective, the Israelites were defeated because they stopped praying to God and, therefore, God withdrew his protection from the people.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoBecause they had slipped below the high spiritual standard that God expected of them (2 Kings ch.17).See also:
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∙ 8y ago
That's a foolish question. The Israelite nation was never numerous, warlike,
or physically strong. The REAL question is: How were the Israelites EVER
strong enough to prevail in battle, to avoid being conquered from outside,
or to remain independent. THAT's the smart question.
The Torah and Tanakh narrate the answer repeatedly, and the strong case can be
made that the answer is the same until the present day: When the Jewish people
followed the commandments, and lived according to the standards of morality,
charity, unity, decency, and community that were required of them, God went
before them and fought for them. When they didn't, He didn't either, and they
were easily conquered.
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