Judges 10 THE RISE OF AMMON. This chapter gives an account of two judges of Israel, in whose days their parts of Israel enjoyed peace, after which, by sinning against God Israel came into further trouble, and were oppressed by their enemies eighteen years, and were invaded by an army of the Ammonit... [ Continue Reading ]
Judges 10 THE RISE OF AMMON. This chapter gives an account of two judges of Israel, in whose days their parts of Israel enjoyed peace, after which, by sinning against God Israel came into further trouble, and were oppressed by their enemies eighteen years, and were invaded by an army of the Ammonit... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S FIFTH LESSON - THE RISE OF THE AMMONITES AND ITS CONSEQUENCES - JEPHTHAH AS JUDGE OF ISRAEL (JUDGES 10:6 TO JUDGES 12:7). The Sins of Israel and the Oppression of Ammon (Judges 10:6). Judges 10:6 ‘ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baalim, a... [ Continue Reading ]
Judges 10:7 a. ‘And the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon, and that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel.' This is a general description before each will be dealt with in full... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ And the children of Ammon passed over Jordan, to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was sore distressed.' This indicates the power of this king of Ammon. He was strong enough not only to afflict the tribes east of the Jordan but also t... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ And the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, both because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.” Once again oppression brought the children of Israel to their senses. But this time they were to find out that His attitude had hardened. Those who... [ Continue Reading ]
Judges 10:11 a ‘And Yahweh said to the children of Israel.' An unusual use in the predicate of ‘the children of Israel' used only when covenant matters were very much in mind. Here they had sought to renew the covenant, but Yahweh's reply was to be stern. He probably spoke through a prophet. Judg... [ Continue Reading ]
“ The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites and the Maonites did oppress you, and you cried to me, and I saved you out of their hands.” The Zidonian oppression is not mentioned elsewhere but would have been exerted against the northern tribes. The Amalekites were continual enemies right from the beginn... [ Continue Reading ]
“ Yet you have forsaken me, and served other gods, and for this reason I will save you no more. Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen, let them save you in the time of your distress. ” As they have, once they were delivered, continually turned their back on Yahweh to serve other gods, let the... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ And the children of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned, you do to us whatever seems good to you, only deliver us, we pray you, this day.” ' The children of Israel remembered Yahweh's promises to Abraham, and were confident that He would pity them. They could not believe that he would not hono... [ Continue Reading ]
Judges 10:16 a ‘And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Yahweh.' His words had hit them hard. There was a wholesale cleansing and reformation, although we do not know how far it reached. Perhaps it was mainly limited to east of Jordan. So great was the distress that they rem... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CONFLICT WITH AMMON AND THE RISE AND VICTORY OF JEPHTHAH (JUDGES 10:17 TO JUDGES 11:40). Judges 10:17 a ‘Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead.' It may well be that the Ammonites and their allies saw the religious reformation in Israel as an act of rebellio... [ Continue Reading ]
‘ And the people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, “What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.' At this stage they had no judge over them so that having gathered for battle they had no warleader. It is, howev... [ Continue Reading ]