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Verse Judges 6:23. _FEAR NOT: THOU SHALT NOT DIE._] Here the discovery
is made by God himself: Gideon is not curiously prying into forbidden
mysteries, therefore he shall not die....
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4. FOURTH DECLENSION: UNDER MIDIAN AND GIDEON, TOLA AND JAIR
CHAPTER 6
_ 1. Israel's suffering from Midian (Judges 6:1)_
2. Their repentance and the divine answer (Judges 6:7)
3. Gideon, the deliv...
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JUDGES 6:11. On the angel of Yahweh see Judges 2:1; Genesis 16:7 *.
For oak read terebinth. While the primitive Semites were animists, the
Israelites came to associate Yahweh's own presence with sacre...
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_The call of Gideon_. Sequel of 2 6a
11. _the angel of the Lord_ i.e. Jehovah Himself in manifestation; see
on Judges 2:1. Closely parallel are the appearances in Judges 13:3-23
and Genesis 18 J; the...
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_Peace be unto thee_ Jehovah cherishes no resentment, nothing but
good-will, cf. Genesis 43:23. This idea is finely developed by a
prophet in Isaiah 54:9-10....
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_The Call of Giedon Judges 6:11-35_
11 And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was
in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon
threshed wheat by the...
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_AND THE ANGEL OF GOD SAID UNTO HIM, TAKE THE FLESH AND THE UNLEAVENED
CAKES, AND LAY THEM UPON THIS ROCK, AND POUR OUT THE BROTH. AND HE DID
SO._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 6
The stories about Gideon and his son, Abimelech are the most
important ones in the book. John J. Davies says, ‘Gideon is the
ideal judge like Mose...
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THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM. — How this intimation was given we are not
told. The LXX. do not here change “the Lord” into “the angel of
the Lord.”
PEACE BE UNTO THEE; FEAR NOT. — Comp. Daniel 10:7; Daniel...
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר לֹ֧ו יְהוָ֛ה שָׁלֹ֥ום
לְךָ֖ אַל
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GIDEON, ICONOCLAST AND REFORMER
Judges 6:15
"The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour":-so has the
prophetic salutation come to the young man at the threshing floor of
Ophrah. It is a persona...
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FACE TO FACE WITH THE ANGEL OF JEHOVAH
Judges 6:19
Gideon realized the momentous character of that interview. He only
wanted to be sure that it was no dream or fancy, and so hence the
proposal of the...
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After the passing of these forty years, sin again brought punishment.
The people passed under the oppression of Midian. It was oppression of
the severest kind and lasted for seven years. A terrible pi...
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When Israel again did evil in the sight of God, he delivered them into
the hands of the Midianites, who were descendants of Abraham and
Keturah (Genesis 25:1-2). They were allied in the oppression of...
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Said to him, as he was ascending into heaven, (Menochius) or the
following night. (Calmet) --- It seems that Gedeon heard the angel's
proclamation of peace, and shewed his gratitude by forming the roc...
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There is a great beauty in this verse, if read in gospel language. The
eye that beholds God in Christ, is so far from being in danger of
death, that in him he beholds peace with God through Jesus Chri...
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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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But again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and
He delivered them into the hand of Midian. And the children of Israel
cried again unto Jehovah. God reveals the cause of their di...
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AND THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM,.... Either by a secret impulse upon his
spirit, or by a voice from heaven; and even, as Kimchi observes, the
angel, after he ascended, might cause this voice to be heard, s...
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And the LORD said unto him, Peace [be] unto thee; fear not: thou shalt
not die.
Ver. 23. Fear not: thou shalt not die.] Death is dreadful to nature,
as being its slaughter man, and hell's purveyor. B...
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_There rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh _ By which
he showed himself not to be a man that needed such provisions, but the
Son of God; and by this instance of his omnipotency, gave...
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1 The Israelites for their sinne are oppressed by Midian.
8 A prophet rebuketh them.
11 An Angel sendeth Gideon for their deliuerance.
17 Gideons Present is consumed with fire.
24 Gideon destroyet...
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And the Lord said unto him, no longer in visible form, but by the
voice of the unseen God, PEACE BE UNTO THEE; FEAR NOT; THOU SHALT NOT
DIE....
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THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARS TO GIDEON...
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THE OPPRESSION OF MIDIAN
(vv.1-10)
However, Israel again repeated the evil of departing from the Lord.
This time the Lord used Midian to put them under a yoke of oppression
which lasted seven years...
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11-24 Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet in obscurity
through the times: he is here stirred up to undertake something great.
It was very sure that the Lord was with him, when his Angel w...
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The Lord spake by inward suggestion, rather than in a visible
apparition. PEACE BE UNTO THEE; thou shalt receive no hurt by this
vision, as thou fearest; but only _peace_, i. e. all the blessings
need...
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Judges 6:23 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) Peace H7965 fear H3372
(H8799) die H4191 (H8799)
Peace be -...
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‘ And Yahweh said to him, “Peace be to you, do not be afraid, you
shall not die.” '
In reply Yahweh gave him peace in his heart about it. He assured him
that he would not die as a result of his exper...
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Judges 6-8
In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He
was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not
enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were r...
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CONTENTS: More apostasy in Israel. Call of Gideon.
CHARACTERS: God, Angel of Jehovah (Jesus), Holy Spirit, Gideon,
prophet, Joash.
CONCLUSION: In times of apostasy, God often calls His mightiest
ser...
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Judges 6:1. _The Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian,_ the
descendants of Abraham's fourth son by Keturah, who oppressed them for
seven years. Genesis 25:2.
Judges 6:3. _The children of the ea...
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_There came an Angel of the Lord _. .. _ Gideon threshed wheat._
GIDEON’S ANGELIC VISITOR
I. That a man, when actively and unostentatiously doing his duty, is
best fitted for the reception of heaven...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 6:1__ The fifth judge was Gideon, who fought
the Midianites twice. The first time he followed God’s instructions
(Judges 7:1); the second time he did not ...
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CHAPTER 6.—_Judges 6:11_
THE UNSEEN FRIEND
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 6:11. THERE CAME AN ANGEL OF THE LORD.]
Rather, “_the angel of the Lord came_.” The reference being to one
particular person known a...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 6:11
AN ANGEL, etc. Rather, the _angel of the Lord_,_ _otherwise called
"the angel of his presence" (Isaiah 63:9). In Judges 6:14,...
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So again the rest for forty days but then in chapter six,
AND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the
LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years. And the
han...
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Daniel 10:19; Genesis 32:30; Genesis 43:23; John 14:27; John 20:19;...
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GIDEON'S CALL TO CONQUEST
Judges 6:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There come times of special exigencies when God speaks to special men
calling them to special service.
Such a call came to Gideon, and ther...
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Said unto him — Perhaps by an audible voice. Peace be to thee —
Thou shalt receive no hurt by this vision; but only peace, that is,
all the blessings needful for thy own happiness, and for the present...