"And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites."
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Verse Judges 6:13. _AND GIDEON SAID UNTO HIM_] This speech is
remarkable for its energy and simplicity; it shows indeed a measure of
despondency, but not more than the circumstances of the case
justif...
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The extreme bitterness of the national sufferings under the Midianite
occupation breaks out in Gideon’s language. The Angel’s words,
suitable to times of prosperity, seemed to be a mockery, when it wa...
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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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MY LORD. _Adonai_. App-4....
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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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AND GIDEON SAID, &C.— There is rarely a faith so strong as to
preserve and nourish hope under a lasting and powerful calamity. Great
oppression and misery dazzle the eyes, and corrupt the memory, that...
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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 GIDEON SAID UNTO HIM, OH MY LORD, IF THE LORD BE WITH US, WHY
THEN IS ALL THIS BEFALLEN US? AND WHERE BE ALL HIS MIRACLES WHICH OUR
FATHERS TOLD US OF, SAYING, DID NOT THE LORD BRING US UP FROM E...
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GIDEON AND THE MIDIANITES
The story of Gideon, which runs from Judges 6:1 to Judges 8:33, is
more detailed than that of Deborah and Barak; and, from the details,
it would appear that different tradit...
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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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OH MY LORD. — The title is here only one of courtesy (_adoni,_ like
_kurie;_ “sir” in John 20:19, &c.),for Gideon only saw in the
angel a stranger seated beneath the terebinth which overshadowed the
r...
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֤יו גִּדְעֹון֙ בִּ֣י
אֲדֹנִ֔י וְ יֵ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ
וְ לָ֥מָּה מְצָאַ֖תְנוּ כָּל...
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THE DESERT HORDES; AND THE MAN AT OPHRAH
Judges 6:1
JABIN king of Canaan defeated and his nine hundred chariots turned
into ploughshares, we might expect Israel to make at last a start in
its true ca...
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A FARMER CALLED TO BE DELIVERER
Judges 6:7
God is not content with sending a prophet to condemn our sins; He
commissions an angel to bring help. Surely there is truth in the old
belief that the Angel...
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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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And Gideon said unto him, (d) Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why
then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which
our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up f...
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_My lord. This he says out of respect, supposing that he was
addressing a prophet, (Haydock) or some virtuous person, of whom he
desires to know what reasons could be given for the assurance of
divine...
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There is somewhat very striking in this short conversation; short as
it is, it conveys much more than the mere words express. If this angel
was, as the whole sense of the passage seems to intimate, th...
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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 GIDEON SAID TO HIM, OH MY LORD,.... Taking him not to be an angel,
but some illustrious and eminent person:
IF THE LORD BE WITH US, WHY THEN IS ALL THIS BEFALLEN US? all these
troubles and calami...
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And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then
is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which our
fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from...
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_If the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us?_ All this
trouble and distress from the incursions of the Midianites? All this
loss, and grief, and dismay? _Where be all his miracles which...
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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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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Judges 6:13 Gideon H1439 said H559 (H8799) O H994 lord H113 if H3426
LORD H3068 happened H4672 (H8804) miracles H6381 (H8737) fathers H1
told H5608 (H8765) saying H559 (H8800) LORD H3068 up H5927 (H86...
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‘ And Gideon said to him, “Oh my lord, if Yahweh be with us, why
then has all this befallen us? And where are all his wonderful works
which our fathers told us of, saying, did not Yahweh bring us up f...
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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...
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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 e...
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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 (Judges 8:4).
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var...
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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, Judges
6:16, Judges 6:23, for _the angel of the Lo...
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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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2 Chronicles 15:2; Deuteronomy 29:24; Deuteronomy 30:17; Deuteronomy
30:18; Deuteronomy 31:17; Exodus 33:14; Genesis 25:22; Isaiah 41:17;
Isaiah 59:1;...
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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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With us — The angel had said, Peace be with Thee: but he
expostulates for All: herding himself with all Israel, and admitting
no comfort, but what they might be sharers in....