THEOSISAmbrose of Milan
If not permitted to act out of dire necessity, this tribe would have found itself entirely without descendants. However, even this allowance does not appear to escape the consequences of moral failure, as their unions were formed in a deceitful manner, lacking the sanctity of lawful marriage. It is entirely just that those who wreaked havoc on another’s marital bond should themselves experience the loss of wedding celebrations.
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The Israelites consented to this course of action, and the men of Benjamin executed the scheme. They concealed themselves in the vineyards and, at the appointed time, ambushed the path crowded with women. The grand feast lent a semblance of matrimonial solemnity to the occasion. It seemed as if the daughters were forcibly taken from their parents’ embrace, yet one could easily believe that the daughters left willingly, betrothed and not taken from their mother’s bosom. Consequently, the tribe of Benjamin, once on the brink of annihilation, soon prospered, serving as a reminder that the retribution for violated purity and virtue brings about dire consequences for the unchaste.