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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE INTRODUCTION: ISRAEL'S FAILURE AND THE RESULTS
1. Israel's Failure in mingling with the Canaanites
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The question and the answer (Judges 1:1)_
2. Adon...
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PARTIAL SUCCESSES. Several of the tribes failed to win the prizes they
coveted. Much of the allotted territory remained in the hands of the
Canaanites.
Judges 1:27. Beth-shan is now Beisâ n. Situated...
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JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 2:5. THE CONQUESTS AND SETTLEMENTS OF THE
ISRAELITES IN WESTERN PALESTINE. From this introduction, which is one
of the most valuable parts of early Hebrew history, we learn that t...
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By the time of Solomon these cities had become Israelite possessions,
1 Kings 4:11 f.; it was probably David who subdued them, after they
had been weakened by the Philistines. The latter were masters...
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_The ill-success of the different tribes: they settle among the older
population_
From this point the form of the narrative changes. Hitherto successes
as well as failures have been recorded, with an...
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THEY PUT THE CANAANITES TO TRIBUTE— Generally speaking, nothing
could have prevented the Israelites from extirpating these nations,
and, indeed, nothing could have excused them from doing so: but,
pre...
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_Conquest of Other Tribes Judges 1:22-36_
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the
Lord was with them.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el (Now the name of...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN ISRAEL WAS STRONG, THAT THEY PUT THE
CANAANITES TO TRIBUTE, AND DID NOT UTTERLY DRIVE THEM OUT._
When Israel was strong ... they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did
not...
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TRIBUTE] RV 'taskwork.' So Israel had been treated in Egypt....
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INTRODUCTORY (JUDGES 1:1 TO JUDGES 3:4)
Division 1, Judges 1:1 to Judges 2:5.
This section of the book contains a brief recapitulation of the early
conquest of Pa
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
ABOUT THIS BOOK
BELIEFS
The book called Judges was in the *Hebrew *Scriptures. It was in the
section called Former (earlier) *Prophets. In Deuteronomy Chap...
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DID NOT UTTERLY DRIVE THEM OUT. — This is mentioned by way of blame,
as the cause of their future sins and disasters (Judges 2:2; Josh.
16:16, Joshua 17:13). As to the morality of these exterminating...
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וַֽ יְהִי֙ כִּֽי ־חָזַ֣ק יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
וַ יָּ֥ש
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FLAGGING IN THEIR GREAT TASK
Judges 1:16; Judges 2:1
The conquest of Canaan was very partial. Israel dwelled among the
ancient inhabitants of the land, much as the Normans did among the
Anglo-Saxons,...
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The Book of Judges covers historically a period from the death of
Joshua to the judgeship of Samuel and the introduction of the
monarchy.
It opens with a description of the general condition of affair...
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God selected Judah to lead the rest of the tribes into battle. Judah
asked Simeon to go with him and promised to help him conquer his lot
if he would help conquer that of Judah. They killed 10,000 Can...
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_Them. We shall see the punishment of their prevarication during the
greatest part of this book. (Calmet)_...
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I include all these verses within one view, because one general
observation suits the whole. We see in them the sad picture of
Israel's want of faith, and consequently want of courage. Had those
tribe...
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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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Thus, in the beginning of the book, we see evil and failure, and also
simple and blessed deliverances. But alas! the picture darkens more
and more. There are grievous features even in the conduct of t...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN ISRAEL WAS STRONG,.... All the tribes of
Israel were become numerous, and able to drive the Canaanites out of
the land everywhere, and particularly were able to assist Manass...
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_When Israel was strong they put the Canaanites to tribute_ Herein
they violated the law, whereby they were enjoined to destroy or expel
that people when they were able. And as they were strong enough...
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[IOSHUAS EXHORTATION, HIS AGE, AND DEATH.]
1 The actes of Iudah and Simeon.
4 Adonibezek iustly requited.
8 Hierusalem taken.
10 Hebron taken.
11 Othniel hath Achsah to wife for taking of Debir....
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And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the
Canaanites to tribute, this being true of all the tribes in general,
AND DID NOT UTTERLY DRIVE THEM OUT. The children of Israel disregard...
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VARIOUS HEATHEN LEFT IN CANAAN...
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INITIAL VICTORIES, YET IMPAIRED
(vv. 1-26)
Joshua having died, Israel does not subside into indifference, but
realizes that there is territory that should be possessed. They
therefore appeal to the...
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21-36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and
interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at
the pains to complete their conquests. It was also owing to their
c...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Judges 1:28 Israel H3478 strong H2388 (H8804) put H7760 (H8799)
Canaanites H3669 tribute H4522 completely H3423 ...
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‘ And it happened that when Israel had grown strong, they put the
Canaanites to taskwork and did not utterly drive them out.'
At one stage or another Israel obtained control of these cities and
their...
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Judges 1 AND JUDGES 2
The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and
easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not
only for battle, but for tedious campaig...
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CONTENTS: The incomplete victories of Judah, Benjamin and Manasseh.
CHARACTERS: God, Judah, Simeon, Adoni-bezek, Caleb, Achsah, Othniel.
CONCLUSION: God appoints service according to the strength He...
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Judges 1:1. _After the death of Joshua,_ whose death was to the Jews
the commencement of new troubles; they asked counsel of the Lord, as
directed, Numbers 27:21, by Phinehas the priest.
Judges 1:3. J...
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_Neither did Manasseh drive out._
FORSAKING THE LORD’S WORK
Manasseh and Ephraim, and the rest of these tribes, did not fail in
completing their warfare because they had begun imprudently, but
becau...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 1:22 After an initial success at Bethel (vv.
Judges 1:22), six tribes failed to drive out the Canaanites from their
territories (vv....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Judges 1:17. And Judah went with Simeon.]
The history is here resumed, after the digression (Judges 1:8).
ZEPHATH OR HORMAH.] The latter name, meaning “_a devoting_,” was
evidently g...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 1:21
This verse is identical with Joshua 15:63, except that there we read
"the children of Judah" instead of "the children of Benjamin," as in
this verse. The boundary line between...
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Through Moses, the children of Israel were let out of Egypt and God
began to form a national kind of identity and began to forge the
beginnings of a nation. At the death of Moses, Joshua, who was the...
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FF— Were the Canaanites destroyed or merely subjugated?
PROBLEM: Joshua 10:40 declares that “Joshua conquered all the land
… he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed,
as the Lor...