11:12,13
Once again we get the global nature of God’s plans. He will raise a banner for the nations, the banner is a rallying point for the exiles to come back to the Lord. This prophecy looks to the time when the Jews would scattered all over the world. But it is more than just a gathering back of the people, it is about a change of heart in the people. Ephraim would no longer be jealous of Judah, nor would Judah be hostile towards Ephraim. And Judah’s enemies would be destroyed.
11:14-16
The nation mentioned in v14 are ones that Israel did not attack after the Exodus and the entry into the Promised Land (Judges 11:14-18). v15 carries an obvious allusion to the crossing of the Red Sea. There will be a pathway back from Assyria for the exiles, just as the Lord made a way for the Israelites to escape from Egypt.
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