E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 6:22
O Lord GOD = O Adonai Jehovah. App-4 , (2). for because = forasmuch as. read more
士師記 6:21-23 Jc
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 6:21
Judges 6:21. Then the angel—put forth the end of the staff, &c.— This divine person, appearing, most probably, in the form of a traveller, with a staff in his hand, just touched the cakes and the flesh, &c. with that staff, when immediately fire arose up out of the rock and consumed them: a miracle, no doubt, as great as if fire had come down from heaven, as on the sacrifices which Moses, Elijah, and others offered. Thus the faith of Gideon was confirmed; he had no doubt of the Divinity... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 6:1-32
1. The story of Gideon 6:1-8:32Paul Tanner pointed out that the Gideon narrative consists of five primary structural sections."The first section (Judges 6:1-10) provides the introduction and setting before Gideon’s debut, the second section (Judges 6:11-32) gives the commissioning of Gideon as deliverer of Israel, the third section (Judges 6:33 to Judges 7:18) presents the preparation for the battle, the fourth section (Judges 7:19 to Judges 8:21) recounts the defeat of the Midianite army, and... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 6:11-32
Gideon’s commissioning by Yahweh 6:11-32". . . the heroic women of the song [of Deborah, ch. 5] give way to an unheroic ’man of Israel’ (Judges 7:14) who not only does all he can to evade the call of Yahweh but in the end abandons God. . . . In the person of Gideon the narrator recognizes the schizophrenic nature of Israel’s spiritual personality. On the one hand she treasures her call to be God’s covenant people; on the other she cannot resist the allurements of the prevailing Canaanite... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 6:19-24
The Angel’s sign 6:19-24The food Gideon offered his visitor was what a person would normally set before a guest one wished to honor in a special way in that culture. The Angel directed Gideon to place the food on the rock as a sacrifice on an altar. The Angel’s miracle convinced Gideon that He was God and that He would fulfill His promises to be with Gideon and to grant him victory. Perhaps Gideon remembered how God had consumed the sacrifice on the brazen altar similarly when the Israelites... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 6:1-40
Gideon and the MidianitesThe 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 traditions have been used. Gideon, at the bidding of an angel, calls his clan together, and after reducing them to 300 men, and receiving the encouragement of a dream, surrounds the camp of the Midianites and throws them into a panic. The Ephraimites complete the defeat. The two kings of Midian are then... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 6:21
(21) The staff that was in his hand.—The ordinary accompaniment of an Eastern traveller (Genesis 32:10; Matthew 10:10).There rose up fire.—The common sign of God’s presence and of His acceptance of an offering. (See Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:24; 1 Chronicles 21:26; 2 Chronicles 7:1.) Water is brought out of the rock for the blessing of man, and fire to show the presence of God.Departed.—It is not said, as in Judges 13:20, that he ascended in the flame. read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 6:22
(22) When Gideon perceived.—The last sign gave him a deeper sense than before of the grandeur of the messenger who had come to him.Alas !—There is no need to supply “I shall die” at the end of the clause, but that this was the apprehension in Gideon’s mind is shown by his cry of alarm.For because.—Rather, for to this end. The belief that death or misfortune would be the result of looking on any Divine being was universal among the Jews. We find it in Judges 13:22; Genesis 16:13; Genesis 32:30;... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 6:23
(23) 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 10:7-9; Daniel 10:19; Ezekiel 1:28 to Ezekiel 2:1; Mark 16:8; Luke 1:13; Luke 2:10; Revelation 1:17, &c. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 6:21
rose up fire. This fire was the token of Jehovah's acceptance. See note on "respect", Genesis 4:4 . fire = the fire. read more