Bible Commentary

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, [even] I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing [praise] to the LORD God of Israel. 3. The great ones of the earth are called upon to attend the praises of the victorious God of Israel. Hear give ear a frequent parallelism, e.g. Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 5:3”

Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 2. The translation, after the LXX. cod. A, gives a good parallelism (leaders and people as in Jdg 5:9), but it rests on slender support. The noun rendered leaders has this meaning among others (such as abundant hair, in Arabic), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 5:2”

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 1. The title says that the Ode was sung by Deborah and Barak, no doubt on account of the 1st person in Jdg 5:3 ; Jdg 5:9 ; Jdg 5:13, and the verb rendered I arose in Jdg 5:7. But in Jdg … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 5:1”

And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. See the margin. The meaning is, that Baraks great victory was the beginning of a successful resistance to Jabin, by which the Israelites recovered their independence, and finally broke the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:24”

So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. Jdg 4:23 So God subdued on that day Jabin. A great victory–but Gods I. What he did: God subdued . . . Jabin the king. 1. This is the normal issue of Gods activity. For God to act is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:23”

And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her [tent], behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail [was] in his temples. 22. And, behold, as Barak pursued ] hardly does justice … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:22”

Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 21. a tent-pin ] a wooden peg, used for fastening … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:21”

Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. Stand in the door … – The characteristic duplicity of the Oriental character, both in Sisera and Joel, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:20”

And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 19. a bottle of milk ] the milk-skin, the goat-skin in which the Bedouin still keep water, milk etc.; cf. Jos 9:4 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:19”

And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 18. Turn in ] turn aside, cf. Jdg 19:12; Gen 19:2-3 etc. rug ] Only hereere. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 4:18”