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Tests—Jdg_7:1-15 At the proper moment the spirit of the Lord “clothed” Note: Such is the real meaning of the word rendered “came upon.” Gideon, and he knew the time for him to work for the deliverance was come, and he felt within a heart equal to the work to which he was called. He caused … Continue reading ““192. TESTS—JUDGES 7:1-15””

Nomad Aggressions—Jdg_6:1-6 The next oppression under which the Israelites fell for their sins, after forty years of rest, well deserves our consideration, involving, as it does, a form of calamitous visitation still but too well known in settled countries bordered by tribes of nomad habits, always on the watch for any signs of weakness which … Continue reading ““189. NOMAD AGGRESSIONS—JUDGES 6:1-6””

Gideon—Jdg_6:11-23 Nothing can more graphically illustrate the circumstances which distinguished the Midianite oppression from others to which Israel had been subject, than the operations which we find under the hand of the next deliverer of Israel, when the Lord was pleased to call him to his great work. We see a young man of Ophrah, … Continue reading ““190. GIDEON—JUDGES 6:11-23””

Jael and Sisera—Jdg_4:6-22 In the time of Joshua the most powerful of the Canaanitish sovereigns ruling in the northern part of the land had been Jabin, whose seat was in the strong city of Hazor, not far to the north of the lake Merom. This city had been taken and destroyed about one hundred and … Continue reading ““186. JAEL AND SISERA—JUDGES 4:6-22””

Judges 5-9 : Twenty-Forth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Sun-Like Course—Jdg_5:31 In reading the fifth chapter of Judges, we have always found occasion to pause upon the final clause of the song of Deborah. We quote the whole sentence, but the latter portion of it alone arrests our present attention—“So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him … Continue reading ““188. THE SUN-LIKE COURSE—JUDGES 5:31””

The Oppressed Land—Jdg_5:6-10 The victory of Shamgar over the Philistines seems, as we have seen, to have occurred eighty years after that of Ehud over Moab. In the history nothing is said of the condition of the country and people during the period which intervened between the exploit of Shamgar, and the oppression of the … Continue reading ““184. THE OPPRESSED LAND—JUDGES 5:6-10””

A Mother in Israel—Jdg_4:4-5 Under the circumstances described yesterday, Israel was not destitute of a judge, and that judge was a woman, being the only one who ever held that high office, if office it may be called, being rather a function or position. In this instance, also, as in some others, the position was … Continue reading ““185. A MOTHER IN ISRAEL—JUDGES 4:4-5””

Ehud and Eglon—Jdg_3:18-30 It is remarkable that although the name “Benjamin” signifies the “son of the right hand,” yet, from some cause or other, multitudes of persons belonging to this tribe were left-handed. This is one of the most curious examples of that sort of discrepancy between names and characters, which has often given occasion … Continue reading ““182. EHUD AND EGLON—JUDGES 3:18-30””

The Husbandmen—Jdg_3:31 The Philistines were not among the nations devoted to the sword of Israel. They were not, in fact, Canaanites; but foreigners who had at an early period possessed themselves of a portion of the Canaanitish territory. They were there, as we formerly saw, so early as the time of the Hebrew Patriarchs. The … Continue reading ““183. THE HUSBANDMEN—JUDGES 3:31””