JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:1 Gibeah was a Benjaminite city, and so an assembly of all Israel came together at Mizpah to take action against Benjamin (vv. Judges 20:1). The Benjaminites, who apparently were not at the assembly (v. Judges 20:3), refused to deliver the inhabitants of Gibeah to them, Inst... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:9 The tribes agreed to send a tenth of their men (v. Judges 20:10), chosen BY LOT. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:12 PURGE EVIL FROM ISRAEL (compare Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 17:7; etc.). This evil deed pollutes the whole people. Benjamin’s decision to protect the evildoers sets the stage for further horrors. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img") [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:15 26,000 MEN. The Benjaminite force, large as it was, equaled only a small fraction of the Israelite coalition (400,000 men; v. Judges 20:17). LEFT-HANDED. The left-handedness of the 700 expert slingers was an advantage, since their shots would come from an unexpected angle... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:18 JUDAH... FIRST. As before (Judges 1:1), Judah took the lead. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:25 The fasting and sacrificing of the Israelites is very rare in this period. See note on 2:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:28 PHINEHAS. See Numbers 25:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:47 Despite the defeat, 600 MEN of Benjamin survived to become the core of the renewed tribe (Judges 21:13). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]