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Verse Judges 5:23. _CURSE YE MEROZ_] Where Meroz was is not known;
some suppose it was the same as _Merom_, nigh to _Dotham_. The
_Syriac_ and _Arabic_ have _Merod_; but where this was is equally
unce...
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The inhabitants of Meroz (a village 12 miles from Samaria) hung back,
and gave no help in the day of battle, although it was Yahweh who
called them. Hence, the curse pronounced by the Angel of the Lor...
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CHAPTER 5
The Song of Deborah and Barak
_ 1. The praise of Jehovah (Judges 5:1)_
2. The condition of the people and their deliverance (Judges 5:6)
3. The celebration of the victory and the victors...
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_Curse ye Meroz_ Probably this village lay on the route of Sisera's
flight, and the inhabitants, though they were Israelites, made no
effort to help their kinsmen in following up the victory. Similarl...
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CURSE YE MEROZ, SAID THE ANGEL OF THE LORD— It is plain from the
corresponding clause, that Meroz was a city, the _inhabitants whereof_
refused to assist in this war, and therefore are thus solemnly d...
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_The Song of Deborah and Barak Judges 5:1-31_
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
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Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel,
when the people willingly offered...
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_CURSE YE MEROZ, SAID THE ANGEL OF THE LORD, CURSE YE BITTERLY THE
INHABITANTS THEREOF; BECAUSE THEY CAME NOT TO THE HELP OF THE LORD, TO
THE HELP OF THE LORD AGAINST THE MIGHTY._
Curse ye Meroz - a...
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DEBORAH'S TRIUMPH SONG
This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of
view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very
possibly (though see Judges 5:12) the prophetes...
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MEROZ] an unknown place. The mention of Jael immediately after
suggests that the villagers of Meroz might have done what Jael did
with such success.
24-27. The Death of Sisera....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 5
V1 On that day Deborah and Barak, Abinoam’s son, sang this song.
V2 ‘Praise the *Lord because the leaders of *Israel led. The people
were glad to...
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CURSE YE MEROZ. — The guilt of Meroz was worse than that of the
tribes which held aloof, because, whatever may have been its exact
site, it was evidently in the very heart of the country which had bee...
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אֹ֣ורוּ מֵרֹ֗וז אָמַר֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ
יְהוָ֔ה אֹ֥רוּ...
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DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION
Judges 5:1
THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending
with the eleventh verse, a chant of rising hope and pious
encouragement during the time...
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THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES
Judges 5:12
This noble psalm contains memorable sentences. The “captivity”
phrase in Judges 5:12 is quoted in Psalms 68:18 and...
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Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and
sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and
is a remarkable index to the character of the woman herself...
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Curse ye (r) Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the
inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to
the help of the LORD against the mighty.
(r) It was a city...
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CHAPTER V.
Meroz. Where this land of Meroz was, which is here laid under a
curse, we cannot find: nor is there mention of it any where else in
holy writ. In the spiritual sense, they are cursed who r...
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If the Reader, after reading all these verses as they stand in their
proper places, will attend to the several things contained in them, he
wilt find that Deborah takes a view of the whole army both f...
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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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_NO NEUTRALITY_
‘They came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord
against the mighty.’
Judges 5:23
We have once more acknowledged in our service to-day our belief in
‘God the Father _...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3, 4, AND 5.
God, knowing what the people were, and what was their condition, had
left within the borders of their land that which put obedience to the
proof-...
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CURSE YE MEROZ, SAID THE ANGEL OF THE LORD,.... Not Barak, as the
Targum and Jarchi, but Deborah herself said this under a spirit of
prophecy, not from her own spirit in a revengeful way, but from the...
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Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the
inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to
the help of the LORD against the mighty.
Ver. 23. _Curse ye Me...
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_Curse ye Meroz_ A place then, no doubt, eminent and considerable,
though now there be no remembrance of it left, which possibly might be
the effect of this bitter curse; as God cursed Amalek in this...
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2 The Song of Deborah and Barak.
1 THEN sang Deborah, and Barak the son of Abinoam, on that day,
saying,
2 Praise ye the LORD, for the auenging of Israel, when the people
willingly offered themselue...
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THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SISERA...
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Curse ye: Meroz, said the Angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the
inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to
the help of the Lord against the mighty. When they could have...
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THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK
(vv.1-31)
To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a
remarkable song. Since Deborah's name is mentioned first, it seems
likely that she comp...
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12-23 Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will
set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must
himself burn with love. Praising God is a work we should awake to...
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MEROZ; a place then, no doubt, eminent and considerable, though now
there be no remembrance of it left, which possibly might be the effect
of this bitter curse; as God curseth Amalek in this manner, t...
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Judges 5:23 Curse H779 (H8798) Meroz H4789 said H559 (H8804) angel
H4397 LORD H3068 Curse H779 ...
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THE CURSED AND THE BLESSED (JUDGES 5:23).
Judges 5:23
“Curse you Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh,
Curse you bitterly (literally ‘curse cursing') its inhabitants,
Because they came not to the help...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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Judges 5:23
I. Many persons would say that this curse was merely a splenetic
utterance of an angry woman against a town. And yet that curse was
carried out completely. If then in wrath God doomed a c...
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CONTENTS: Song of Deborah and Barak.
CHARACTERS: God, Deborah, Barak, Jael, Sisera, Shamgar.
CONCLUSION: When we have received mercy from God, we should be speedy
in our returns of praise while the...
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Judges 5:4. _When thou wentest out of Seir._ God came from Teman, in
Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of
his praise. Zechariah 3:3. In like manner he now arose to sa...
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_Curse ye Meroz _. .. _ because they came not to the help of the
Lord._
THE DOOM OF MEROZ
I. The sin of the men of meroz is described in very remarkable terms,
although we have grown so familiar with...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:1 The victory song of Deborah and Barak
praises God for his triumph over the Canaanites on Israel’s behalf
(compare the Song of Solomon 1:1 of Moses and Miriam in...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 5:19 The imagery suggests that the forces of
nature fought on God’s side (and the Canaanite deities, who
supposedly ruled over nature, were powerless to help against the true
God...
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CHAPTER 5—_Judges 5:23_
THE MISERABLE END OF THE WICKED
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 5:23. CURSE YE MEROZ, etc.] (See above p.
285.) No fellow creature may presume to pronounce a curse on another,
at thei...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 5:1
THEN SANG DEBORAH, etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the
composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung by her (as the
gender of the Hebrew verb indicates), assisted...
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And then sang Deborah and Barak the song of Abinoam on that day,
saying [or Barak the son of Abinoam] (Judges 5:1)
So this is the song of Deborah and Barak,
[Hallelujah,] Praise ye the LORD for the a...
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Meroz — A place then, no doubt, eminent and considerable, tho' now
there be no remembrance of it left, which possibly might be the effect
of this bitter curse; as God curseth Amalek in this manner, th...