Bible Commentary

I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: 21. I also will not drive out ] By worshipping other gods Israel had broken the terms of the covenant, Exo 23:24 f., Exo 23:32 f., Exo 34:12-16; therefore Jehovah would not fulfil His promise … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:21”

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; 20 22. These verses are clearly not the sequel of Jdg 2:11-19; Jdg 2:20 continues Jdg 2:13 (see note); the opening words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:20”

And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, [that] they returned, and corrupted [themselves] more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. 19. when the judge was dead they turned back ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:19”

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 18. was with the judge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:18”

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; [but] they did not so. 17. they went a whoring after other gods ] As … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:17”

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 16. raised up saved ] Phrases of the compiler, cf. Jdg 2:18, Jdg 3:9; Jdg 3:15; Jdg 3:31, Jdg 10:12-13. judges ] not in the sense of magistrates, for there was no law or tribunal in our … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:16”

Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed. 15. For the threat of punishment in case of disloyalty see Deu 28:48-53 and Lev 26:17; Lev 26:36-39. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:15”

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 14. delivered them into the hands of spoilers ] So … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:14”

And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 13. This verse repeats the substance of Jdg 2:12; it continues Jdg 2:10 and leads on to Jdg 2:20. The repetition is explained if the verse belongs to E; for the expression forsook the Lord in E cf. Jos 24:20, Deu 31:16. served Baal and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:13”

And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. 12. Each phrase of this verse is characteristic of the Deuteronomic … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 2:12”