The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 19:1-30
Judges 19:1-30Whither goest thou?and whence comest thou? The past and the futureThese two questions were usually proposed of old to the traveller, by the inhabitants of any district through which he might be passing; nor were they unnatural in a state of society wherein the infrequency of journeying must have rendered the appearance of a stranger a matter of curiosity, and where, owing to the want of houses of public entertainment, hospitality was an important and necessary duty. What are we... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 19:1-30
Judges 19:1 . In those days, while Phinehas was highpriest, and in the first generation after Joshua’s death. He is called her husband, Judges 19:3; and it was adultery for a woman so espoused to connect herself with another man. Judges 19:2 . His concubine played the whore. The LXX read, “was angry with him.” The Chaldaic reads, “despised him.” Judges 19:11 . When they were by Jebus; that is, Jerusalem; shalom was added to Jebus, it would seem, in memory of its peace. Joshua had... read more