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Verse Judges 1:24. _SHOW US - THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY_] Taken in
whatever light we choose, the conduct of this man was execrable. He
was a traitor to his country, and he was accessary to the destr...
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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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THE JOSEPHITES CAPTURE BETHEL. This is the only exploit of Ephraim and
Manasseh recorded here, the purpose of the writer being rather to
emphasize the incompleteness of the conquest than to enumerate...
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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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DISCOURSE: 2474
AN ASCRIPTION OF PRAISE TO JEHOVAH
Judges 1:24. _Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and
to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with
exceeding joy,...
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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 THE SPIES SAW A MAN COME FORTH OUT OF THE CITY, AND THEY SAID
UNTO HIM, SHEW US, WE PRAY THEE, THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY, AND WE
WILL SHEW THEE MERCY._
The spies ... said ... Show us ... the en...
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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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THE SPIES. — Perhaps, rather, _the scouts_ of the blockading
squadron. The Israelites, like most ancient nations, were little able
to take cities by storm, and relied either on blockade or on internal...
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וַ יִּרְאוּ֙ הַ שֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ
יֹוצֵ֣א מ
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THE WAY OF THE SWORD
Judges 1:12
THE name Kiriath-sepher, that is Book-Town, has been supposed to point
to the existence of a semi-popular literature among the pre-Judaean
inhabitants of Canaan. We c...
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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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_Mercy. The city belonged of right to them, so that they might use
this means, as they were not bound to enquire by what motives the man
was actuated thus to betray his country. He might be convinced,...
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Is there not a spiritual illustration of this scripture? May we not,
without overstraining the passage, observe that the man, showing the
house of Joseph the way into the city, but afterwards departin...
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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 THE SPIES SAW A MAN COME FORTH OUT OF THE CITY,.... Or "the
keepers" r; those that were sent to watch, and observe, and get what
intelligence they could of the city, and the way into it:
AND THEY...
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And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto
him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will
shew thee mercy.
Ver. 24. _And the spies saw a man come fort...
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_The house of Joseph_ That is, the tribe of Ephraim. _Show us the
entrance into the city_ That is, where it may be most easily entered.
For they did not inquire the way to the gate, which, no doubt, w...
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FALLING; from truth and duty into error and sin. In all efforts for
our own good and that of others we should depend for success wholly
upon the grace of God, who is able to save us from sin, to keep...
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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 the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, after they had
vainly sought a suitable place for a successful assault, AND THEY SAID
UNTO HIM, SHOW US, WE PRAY THEE, THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY, s...
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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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THE ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY; on which side it is weakest, that we may
best invade and take it....
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Judges 1:24 spies H8104 (H8802) saw H7200 (H8799) man H376 out H3318
(H8802) city H5892 said...
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‘ And the spies saw a man come out of the city, and they said to
him, “Show us, we pray you, the way in to the city, and we will deal
with you with kindness”.'
The spies managed to capture a man who...
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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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_The house of Joseph _. .. _ went up against Bethel; and the Lord was
with them._
SUCCESS IN CARRYING OUT GOD’S COMMANDS
This work of the house of Joseph which they went about, namely, to
take this c...
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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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1 Samuel 30:15; Joshua 2:12...
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JUDE'S CERTAIN MEN
_ The Book of Jude_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The statement, "Thy testimonies are wonderful" is nowhere more
strikingly true than in the Book of Jude. No photographer ever made a
better...
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The entrance — On which side it is weakest, that we might best
invade and take it....