May 18, 2012 – Judges 20

I can’t remember if I remember reading this battle tactic in another battle or if I just remember reading this battle before.  It is an awful sacrifice for 2 days in order for the strategy to work.  Only after thinking they are going to defeat them as the first 2 days would the one army leave the city far enough for the army to be able to sneak back and destroy the city. 

Whether the lesson is to trust God, regardless of the suffering or whether Sacrifice is necessary to accomplish good things, we can learn from this sequence.  We also have seen this strategy used in movie battles, perhaps even real battles.  I have seen in several movies that an army will feign defeat in order to split the enemy army or draw them into a trap.  Next time you see that, know that it is not original, but God’s battle strategy.