JUDGES 19-21. In the story of the outrage of Gibeah, there is a
combination of history and midrash. Hosea (Judges 9:9) makes allusion
to the days of Gibeah, as a time of notorious moral depravity in
Israel, and the events which he had in view doubtless form the basis
of the present chapter. But when... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDES 21. BENJAMIN SAVED FROM EXTINCTION. Two versions of this story
have been editorially combined. The second is evidently the older. It
was stated that the children of Israel came together as one man
(Judges 20:1; Judges 20:11), but it now appears that Jabesh-gilead,
the city that was so loyal to... [ Continue Reading ]