Judges 6:1, The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian; Judges 6:8, A prophet rebukes them; Judges 6:11, An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance; Judges 6:17, Gideon’s present is consumed with fire; Judges 6:24, Gideon destroys Baal’s altar, and offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom; Judges 6:28, Joash defends his son, and calls shim Jerubbaal; Judges 6:33, Gideon’s army; Judges 6:36, Gideon’s signs.
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Judges 6
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Judges 6 — OverviewJudges 6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNothing that occurred in the quiet and peaceable times of Israel is
recorded; the forty years' rest after the conquest of Jabin is passed
over in silence; and here begins the story of another distress and…Judges 6 — OverviewJudges 6 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we have an account of the distressed condition Israel was in through the Midianites, Jud 6:1, of a prophet being sent unto them to reprieve them for their sins, Jud 6:7 of an angel appearing to Gideon,…Judges 6:1-6Judges 6:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here, I. Israel's sin renewed: They did evil in the sight of
the Lord, v. 1. The burnt child dreads the fire; yet this perverse
unthinking people, that had so often smarted sorely for their idolatry,…Judges 6:1-10Judges 6:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
6:1
Midian. In Numbers 22:7 we read of the Midianites as allied with the Moabites in their hostility to the children of Israel, and we find them willing agents of Balaam s iniquitous counsels (Numbers 25:6,…Judges 6:1Judges 6:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgedid evil: Judges 2:13-14, Judges 2:19-20; Leviticus 26:14-46; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Nehemiah 9:26-29; Psalms 106:34-42
delivered: When God judges, he will overcome; and sinners shall be made either to bend or break…Judges 6:2Judges 6:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe hand: Leviticus 26:17; Deuteronomy 28:47-48
prevailed: Heb. was strong
dens: Dr. Shaw says, that a great way on each side Joppa, on the sea coast, there is a range of mountains and precipices; and in these high…