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THE MEN OF THE CITY - Perhaps the rulers; who, it is likely, had
possession of the tower or citadel, and so could tyrannize over the
people. Gideon killed the great men, and beat down their towers, bu...
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CHAPTER 8 INTERNAL STRIFE, GIDEON'S FAILURE AND END
_ 1. The strife (Judges 8:1)_
2. The complete deliverance (Judges 8:10)
3. Gideon's failure and end (Judges 8:22)
4. Israel's failure after Gide...
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THE PURSUIT ON THE EAST OF JORDAN. This section is not continuous with
the preceding one. The men of Israel, who were gathered together after
the battle (Judges 7:23), and the Ephraimites, who were so...
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Gideon's revenge strikes us as vindictive. In return for some jeering
words he treated these towns, which no doubt contained many of his own
countrymen, with a barbarity which is altogether absent fro...
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_The pursuit on the east of Jordan_
This section is clearly not the continuation of the verses which
immediately precede (see p. 68); if its antecedents are to be found in
the foregoing narrative at...
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DISCOURSE: 270
GIDEON CHASTISES THE MEN OF SUCCOTH AND PENUEL
Judges 8:15. And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold
Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands...
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_Gideon Captures and Slays Midian's Kings Judges 8:1-28_
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus,
that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the
Midianites?...
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_AND HE BEAT DOWN THE TOWER OF PENUEL, AND SLEW THE MEN OF THE CITY._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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HISTORY OF THE JUDGES (JUDGES 3:5 TO JUDGES 16:31)
On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of
Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with
six of the Ju...
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BROUGHT] RV 'offered,' as in 1 Chronicles 12:18....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 8
V1 The people in Ephraim’s *tribe asked Gideon, ‘Why have you
done this to us? Why did you not call us when you went to fight the
people from Midi...
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BEAT DOWN THE TOWER. — The importance of the place led to its
re-fortification by Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:25)....
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וְ אֶת ־מִגְדַּ֥ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל נָתָ֑ץ
וַֽ יַּהֲ
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"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY"
Judges 7:8 - Judges 8:1
THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a
night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a
singular and striking...
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THE SNARE OF SUCCESS
Judges 8:13
Clearly Gideon's family had passed through some terrible tragedy
previous to this war of emancipation. He had not learned our Lord's
teaching of forgiveness and acted...
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Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to
deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he
had not called them to his help. The men of Succoth and Penue...
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Gideon soothed the hurt feelings of Ephraim by telling them that,
though they were called late to the battle, their grape gathering had
been more fruitful than all the vintage of Abiezer. Gideon and h...
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The men of Succoth, and of Penuel, were Israelites by descent, but
sadly degenerated from the spirit of Israel. The Reader will
recollect, however, that these things happened during the time of the
co...
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The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of
His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their
practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
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Nevertheless, they did not all unite with Gideon in pursuit of the
Midianites. But, for the moment, Gideon despises the cowardice which
disowns him through a remaining fear of the oppressor's power. O...
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AND HE BEAT DOWN THE TOWER OF PENUEL,.... As he threatened he would,
Judges 8:9 whether this was before or after he had chastised the
elders of Succoth, is not clear; one would think by the course he...
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And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Ver. 17. _And he beat down the tower of Penuel._] Which Jeroboam
rebuilt and made it a garrison. 1Ki 12:25...
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_With them he taught the men of Succoth_ He tore their flesh with
these thorns, (as he had threatened, Judges 8:7.) It is not said that
he tormented them till they expired, and therefore he perhaps on...
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1 Gideon pacifieth the Ephraimites.
4 Succoth and Penuel refuse to relieue Gideons army.
10 Zebah and Zalmunna are taken.
13 Succoth and Penuel are destroyed.
17 Gideon reuengeth his brethrens dea...
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GRIEVOUS WORDS AND A SOFT ANSWER
(vv. 1-3)
But the men of Ephraim were resentful that Gideon had called them so
late rather than when he began his campaign against Midian (v.1). They
did not stop to...
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13-17 The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous
opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must
not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, b...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Judges 8:17 down H5422 (H8804) tower H4026 Penuel H6439 killed H2026
(H8799) men H582 city H5892...
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‘ And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the
city.'
Penuel was a fortified city and thus had less excuse for their
cowardice and breach of covenant, so he destroyed their fortifica...
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Judges 6-8
In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He
was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not
enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were r...
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CONTENTS: Jealousy of Ephriam. Events to the death of Gideon.
Apostasy.
CHARACTERS: God, Gideon, Zebah, Zalmunna, Abimelech, Jerubbaal,
Jether.
CONCLUSION: Many are led into false ways by one false...
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Judges 8:16. _He taught the men of Succoth._ The LXX read, _he
threshed_ them. This little city of forty or fifty families was
blinded, in giving this answer to Gideon. Soldiers fighting for their
cou...
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_The princes of Succoth _. .. _ The men of Penuel._
PATIENCE UNDER PROVOCATION
Instead of being supported, as they had good right to expect they
would have been, by those who profess to be the Lord’s...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 8:16 Gideon’s actions here fulfill his
pledges in vv. Judges 8:7 and Judges 8:9....
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_THE COMPLETION OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE. Judges 8:1_
CRITICAL NOTES.—
JUDGES 8:1. AND THE MEN OF EPHRAIM SAID, etc.] _i.e_.—after Gideon
had reached the trans-Jordanic side of the riv...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 8:13
BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP. There is a wonderful diversity in the
renderings of this verse. Some of the old versions and Jewish Rabbis
interpret it _before sunset. _Many of the best...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the book of Judges, chapter eight?
The Ephraimites were troublemakers. And in chapter eight we find them
giving Gideon a bad time. But we see with what splendid diplomac...
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1 Kings 12:25; Judges 8:9...
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Slew the men of the city — Not all of them; probably those only who
had affronted him....