JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 21:1 The other tribes HAD SWORN AT MIZPAH that NO ONE OF US SHALL GIVE HIS DAUGHTER IN MARRIAGE TO BENJAMIN (see Judges 20:1). Now, regretting that their oath could result in the loss of an entire tribe, they recalled that they had taken a second oath (GREAT OATH; Judges 21:5)... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 21:10 DEVOTE TO DESTRUCTION. This phrase is found throughout Joshua describing the Israelites’ destruction of the Canaanites (e.g., Joshua 6:17; Joshua 10:28; see note on Josh. 6:17–18). Here, the total destruction was directed against an Israelite city, Jabesh-gilead, to punis... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 21:25__ The final editorial comment echoes earlier ones (Judges 17:6; Judges 18:1; Judges 19:1). Israel’s wickedness had reached a low point. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; [ Continue Reading ]