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Judges 3:10

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 precious is it to see that uniformity in every instance: that it is, not by might, nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord. And was it not so with the Lord Jesus? And must not the same blessed Spirit which anointed Jesus to his office, anoint also his church and people? Isaiah 61:1.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    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....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _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...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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;...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE STORY OF THE JUDGES. OTHNIEL. EHUD. SHAMGAR 1-6. Israel's actual relations with the Canaanites....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תְּהִ֨י עָלָ֥יו רֽוּחַ ־יְהוָה֮ וַ יִּשְׁפ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    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....

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    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,...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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-...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OTHNIEL JUDGE OF ISRAEL...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    CAME UPON: _ Heb._ was MESOPOTAMIA: _ Heb._ Aram...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    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,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Judges 3:10 Spirit H7307 LORD H3068 judged H8199 (H8799) Israel H3478 out H3318 (H8799) war H4421 LORD...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ 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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 12:4; 1 Samuel 10:6; 1 Samuel 11:6; 1 Samuel 16:13;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    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...

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