CHAPTER 10:1-5 TOLA AND JAIR
_ 1. Tola judging twenty-three years (Judges 10:1)_
2. Jair judging twenty-two years (Judges 10:3)
These are but brief records but not without meaning. Tola means,
translated, “a worm.” What a contrast with the proud, wicked,
domineering Abimelech! Here is one, who ta... [ Continue Reading ]
5. FIFTH DECLENSION: UNDER THE PHILISTINES AND AMMON. JEPHTHAH, IBZAN,
ELON, AND ABDON
CHAPTER 10:6-18
_ 1. The great declension (Judges 10:6)_
2. Their cry and the Lord's answer (Judges 10:10)
3. Confession and self-judgment (Judges 10:15)
This is the greatest declension yet. They did evil agai... [ Continue Reading ]