Bible Commentary

And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 15. For the submission to Jehovah’s will cf. 1Sa 3:18, 2Sa 15:26. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 15. We have sinned] The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:15”

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 14. For the thought cf. Deu 32:37-38, Jer 2:28. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Jdg 10:14 Cry unto the gods which ye have chosen. Man in trouble crying to his god I. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:14”

Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 13. forsaken me ] Cf. Jdg 10:10, Jdg 2:12-13. other gods ] D’s expression: Deu 7:4; Deu 11:16 etc., cf. Jos 24:2; Jos 24:16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges To wit, except you repent in another … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:13”

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 12. The Zidonians Amalekites Maonites ] The generalizing list of oppressors is continued. The Zidonians, i.e. Phoenicians (Jdg 3:3 n.), do not appear elsewhere in this character; perhaps the name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:12”

And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, [Did] not [I deliver you] from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 11. not from the Egyptians ] The missing verb is supplied by the RV., cf. Exo 14:30; did not I bring you up would be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:11”

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. 10. The oppression is followed by the cry for help; cf. Jdg 3:9; Jdg 3:15, Jdg 4:3, Jdg 6:6-7. For the confession cf. Jdg 10:15, 1Sa 12:10. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:10”

Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. 9. was sore distressed ] Cf. Jdg 2:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Moreover, the children of Ammon passed over Jordan,…. Not content with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:9”

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that [were] on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which [is] in Gilead. 8. they vexed ] The subject is ‘the children of Ammon’ (see on Jdg 10:17). that year: eighteen years ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:8”

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 7. sold them Philistines ] As the history stands, this did not happen till after the Ammonite oppression, Jdg 13:1. The reference to the Philistines may … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:7”

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 10:6”