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Verse Judges 3:10. _HIS HAND PREVAILED_] We are not told or what
nature this war was, but it was most decisive; and the consequence was
an undisturbed peace of _forty_ years, during the whole life of...
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AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM - The phrase occurs
frequently in this book and in the books of Samuel and Kings. It marks
the special office of the Judges. They were saviors (Judges 3:9
marg...
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II. THE DECLENSIONS, PUNISHMENTS AND DELIVERANCES
1. The Sin of Idolatry and Othniel
CHAPTER 3:5-11
_ 1. The first declension (Judges 3:5)_
2. Sold to the king of Mesopotamia (Judges 3:8)
3. The...
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OTHNIEL THE KENITE. The brief account of the oppression of Israel by
the Aramæ ans, and of their deliverance by Othniel, is the work of D,
whose familiar categories apostasy, Divine anger, oppression,...
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD. Of Jehovah, App-4. not _Elohim._ The spirit
(Hebrew. _ruach,_ App-9) of Jehovah bestowing _gifts_ rather than
power or might (Genesis 1:2). Compare Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 61:1....
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_Othniel delivers Israel from Cushan-rishathaim_
The account of this deliverance is given as a typical illustration of
the theory announced in Judges 2:11-19. It is composed almost entirely
of the st...
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_the spirit of the Lord came upon him_ So the spirit _came_upon
Jephthah Judges 11:29, and clothed _itself with_Gideon Judges 6:34,
and _impelled_(Judges 13:25) or _rushed upon_Samson...
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AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM— He was moved by an
extraordinary impulse from God to take upon him the government of the
people; which none dared to do, unless appointed by God himself, who...
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List of Judges Judges 3:8 to Judges 16:31
_Othniel Judges and Delivers Israel Judges 3:8-11_
8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold
them into the hand of Chushan-rishat...
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_AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM, AND HE JUDGED ISRAEL, AND
WENT OUT TO WAR: AND THE LORD_ _ DELIVERED CHUSHAN-RISHATHA'IM KING OF
MESOPOTAMIA INTO HIS HAND; AND HIS HAND PREVAILED AGAINST
CH...
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HISTORY OF THE JUDGES (JUDGES 3:5 TO JUDGES 16:31)
On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of
Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with
six of the Ju...
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD] used here and elsewhere of the inspiration
which makes a man capable of great and apparently superhuman exploits
and achievements: Judges 6:34; Judges 11:29; Judges 14:6;...
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THE STORY OF THE JUDGES. OTHNIEL. EHUD. SHAMGAR
1-6. Israel's actual relations with the Canaanites....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 3
V1 These are the nations that the *Lord left. He left them in order
to test *Israel’s people. These people had not fought any wars in
*Canaan. V2...
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM. — Here the Targum has “the
spirit of prophecy” (comp. Isaiah 61:1), perhaps with reference to
Numbers 11:25. They render the same phrase in Judges 6:34, “spirit
o...
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וַ תְּהִ֨י עָלָ֥יו רֽוּחַ ־יְהוָה֮ וַ
יִּשְׁפ
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THE ARM OF ARAM AND OF OTHNIEL
Judges 3:1
WE come now to a statement of no small importance, which may be the
cause of some perplexity. It is emphatically affirmed that God
fulfilled His design for I...
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DELIVERED FROM MESOPOTAMIAN OPPRESSION
Judges 3:1
Our sins and failures will sometimes be so overruled as to promote the
growth of our souls in the true knowledge of ourselves and of God. It
would be...
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God left certain nations, a company of stem, implacable enemies, in
order to prove Israel. The overruling of God is set forth remarkably
in this declaration. The people who had refused to cast out the...
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Unfortunately, Israel at this time failed the test because the people
took the daughters of the nations for their sons' wives and gave their
own daughters to the sons of the nations to have as wives....
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And the (e) Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel,
and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of
Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against
Chus...
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In him, to instruct and enable him both to rout the enemy, and to
govern the people with prudence. (Haydock) --- Chaldean, "the spirit
of prophecy." The oracle excited him to attack Chusan. (Josephus,...
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Othniel is the first judge of Israel after Joshua ' s death. But
Reader! do not fail to observe, how he became the deliverer of Israel.
It was because the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. Oh! how pre...
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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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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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AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM,.... Moved him to engage in
this work of delivering Israel, inspired him with courage, and filled
him with every needful gift, qualifying him for it; the Targu...
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And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and
went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of
Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against
Chushanr...
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_When the children of Israel cried unto the Lord_ When they returned
to him in repentance, acknowledged him to be their only Protector and
Saviour, and prayed fervently for pardon and deliverance; _th...
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1 The nations which were left to prooue Israel.
6 By communion with them they commit idolatrie.
8 Othniel deliuereth them from Chushan-Rishathaim.
12 Ehud from Eglon.
31 Shamgar from the Philistin...
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OTHNIEL JUDGE OF ISRAEL...
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And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, filling him with
extraordinary military ability and valor, as well as the wisdom
necessary to decide difficult cases according to the Law, AND HE
JUDGED ISRAE...
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THE NATIONS LEFT TO TEST ISRAEL
(vv. 1-6)
The younger Israelites had not learned war, and were faced now with
learning it by means of the nations left in the land, for God is not
going to exempt an...
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CAME UPON:
_ Heb._ was
MESOPOTAMIA:
_ Heb._ Aram...
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8-11 The first judge was Othniel: even in Joshua's time Othniel began
to be famous. Soon after Israel's settlement in Canaan their purity
began to be corrupted, and their peace disturbed. But afflict...
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM, with extraordinary influences,
endowing him with singular wisdom, and courage, and resolution; and
stirring him up to this great undertaking. Compare JUDGES 6:34,...
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‘ And the Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel. And he
went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan-rishathaim, king of
Aram-naharaim into his hand. And his hand prevailed against
Cusham...
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CONTENTS: Apostasies of Israel. Deliverances through Othniel, Ehud and
Shamgar.
CHARACTERS: God, Othniel, Chushan-rishathian, Eglou, Ehud, Shamgar.
CONCLUSION: Man's memory is treacherous in that it...
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Judges 3:7. _The children of Israel served Baalim and the groves._ So
is the French. אשׁרות _asheroth;_ rendered by the Chaldaic and
the Latin versions, _lucis,_ light. The sense seems to be a revolt...
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_Othniel the son of Kenaz _. .. _ and the Spirit of the Lord came upon
him._
THE CONTROLLING MAN
It is the personal soul that is the basis of all action. Your
machinery is soulless, and the true driv...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:7 The Downward Spiral of Israel’s
Unfaithfulness. The main part of the book of Judges 1:1 shows how
Israel fell increasingly into sin. It includes the storie
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:9 OTHNIEL of Judah had captured the city of
Kiriath-sepher and had become Caleb’s son-in-law (see Judges 1:13).
The Spirit o
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_MAIN HOMILETICS.— Judges 3:5_
GREAT SIN AND SEVERE CHASTISEMENT
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 3:5. And the children of Israel dwelt.] Here are two downward
steps at once—a refusal to drive out the Canaan...
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EXPOSITION
This section introduces us into the actual narrative of the Book of
Judges, the prefatory matter being now concluded. The whole book
proceeds on the same model as this section does. The apo...
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Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel (Judges
3:1),
There were the Philistines, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the
Hittites and the Jebusites and the Perizzites and the Amor...
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1 Corinthians 12:4; 1 Samuel 10:6; 1 Samuel 11:6; 1 Samuel 16:13;...
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Came upon him — With extraordinary influence, endowing him with
singular wisdom and courage, and stirring him up to this great
undertaking. Judged Israel — That is, pleaded and avenged the cause
of Is...