EXPOSITION
JUDGES 3:1
NOW THESE ARE THE NATIONS, etc. We are now told in detail what was
stated in general in Judges 2:22, Judges 2:23, after the common method
of Hebrew narrative. TO PROVE ISRAEL. This word _to prove _is_ _used
here in a somewhat different sense from that which it bears in Judges... [ Continue Reading ]
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 apostasy of
Israel; their servitude under the oppressor sent to chastise them;
their cry of distress a... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
JUDGES 3:13
THE CHILDREN OF AMMON. The technical name of the Ammonite people (see
Genesis 19:38; Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37; Judges 10:6, Judges
10:11, Judges 10:17, etc.). Sometimes, however, they are called
_Ammon_, or _Ammonites _(see... [ Continue Reading ]