From b61f6e0cd82a7e5ff084b087ca14efc4d35480fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Larry Sallee Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 09:44:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated story 16 text --- content/16.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/16.md b/content/16.md index 349d5e6..3bbb98f 100644 --- a/content/16.md +++ b/content/16.md @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ After Joshua died, the Israelites disobeyed God. They did not obey God's laws, a ![OBS Image](https://cdn.door43.org/obs/jpg/360px/obs-en-16-02.jpg) -By disobeying God, The Israelites started a pattern that repeated several times. The pattern went like this: The Israelites would disobey God for several years, then he would punish them by allowing their enemies to defeat them. These enemies would steal things from the Israelites, destroy their property, and kill many of them. Then after Israel's enemies oppressed them for many years, the Israelites would repent of their sin and ask God to rescue them. +By disobeying God, the Israelites started a pattern that repeated several times. The pattern went like this: the Israelites would disobey God for several years, then he would punish them by allowing their enemies to defeat them. These enemies would steal things from the Israelites, destroy their property, and kill many of them. Then after Israel's enemies oppressed them for many years, the Israelites would repent of their sin and ask God to rescue them. ![OBS Image](https://cdn.door43.org/obs/jpg/360px/obs-en-16-03.jpg) -When the Israelites repented, God would provide a deliverer who would rescue them from their enemies and bring peace to the land. But then after a while, the people would forget about God and start worshiping idols again, so God would again punish them. One time when this happened, God allowed the Midianites, a nearby enemy people group, to defeat the Israelites. +Each time the Israelites repented, God would rescue them. He did this by providing a deliverer—a person who would fight against their enemies and defeat them. Then there would be peace in the land and the deliverer would rule over them well. God sent many deliverers to rescue the people. God did this again after he allowed the Midianites, a nearby enemy people group, to defeat the Israelites. ![OBS Image](https://cdn.door43.org/obs/jpg/360px/obs-en-16-04.jpg)