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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Judges 2:6-23

The Corruption of the People and its Punishment v. 6. And when Joshua had let the people go, literally, "And Joshua sent away the people"; for here the narrative is continued from the last paragraph of the Book of Joshua, in almost the identical words, Joshua 24:28-Obadiah :, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. v. 7. And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, literally, "that... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Judges 2:16-23

The interposition of God in Israel’s behalf by the appointment of Judges. Deliverance and the death of the Deliverer the occasion of renewed apostasyJudges 2:16-2316Nevertheless [And] the Lord [Jehovah] raised up judges, which [and they] delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17And yet they would not [But neither did they] hearken unto their judges, but20 they went a whoring21 after other [false] gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly22 out of the way23... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Judges 2:11-23

Judges ISRAEL’S OBSTINACY AND GOD’S PATIENCE Jdg_2:11 - Jdg_2:23 . This passage sums up the Book of Judges, and also the history of Israel for over four hundred years. Like the overture of an oratorio, it sounds the main themes of the story which follows. That story has four chapters, repeated with dreary monotony over and over again. They are: Relapse into idolatry, retribution, respite and deliverance, and brief return to God. The last of these phases soon passes into fresh relapse, and... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Judges 2:16-23

Ineffectual Penitence Judges 2:16-23 This paragraph is an epitome of this book, which covers some 450 years, Acts 13:20 . Israel lacks unity and kingship; and in that reminds us of the heart of the man which has not become united under the reign of Jesus. See Judges 17:6 ; Judges 18:1 . Such rites as were associated with Baal and Ashtaroth were both cruel and demoralizing; a distressing picture is given in Psalms 106:34 , etc. , of the condition of Israel at this period. What wonder that... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Judges 2:1-23

The fact of Israel's failure is still further revealed in this chapter. In the first five verses we have the account of the coming of a messenger from Gilgal. This messenger, referred to as "the angel of the Lord," may have been a prophet, for the word rendered "angel" may with equal accuracy be rendered messenger. On the other hand it may have been a special divine and angelic personality. There was an assembly of the people at Bochim. For what purpose we are not told, but the message... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:17

‘ And yet they did not listen to their judges, for they went a whoring after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked in obeying the commandments of Yahweh. They did not do so.’ From now on there was an up-down situation. Having been delivered from their enemies and having begun again to walk in the commandments of Yahweh, they repaired the breaches in the covenant, and began to obey God. But ‘they did not listen to their... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 2:17

Their judges admonished them of their sin and folly, and of the danger and misery which would certainly befall them. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 2:16-23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Judges 2:18. For it repented the Lord because of their groanings.] “Because the Lord had compassion upon their sighing.” [Keil.] “ ‘The Lord was moved with compassion,’ or ‘was grieved,’ ‘because of their groanings,’ as Judges 21:15. So, too, Psalms 106:45. The sense of repenting which the word (נחם) bears, Jonah 3:9, and elsewhere, is secondary” [Speaker’s Com.] Judges 2:19. And it came to pass.] “But it came,” &c., the vau being taken adversatively. They ceased not.] Cf.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Judges 2:1-23

Judges 1:0 and 2 The character of Joshua is, like that of many soldiers, simple and easily understood. He was strong and of a good courage, a man, fit not only for battle, but for tedious campaigning; full of resources, and able to keep up the heart of a whole people by his hopeful bearing. It was one of the most difficult of tasks which was entrusted to Joshua. He was to lead the people through a series of the most brilliant and exciting military successes, and then to turn them to the most... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 2:1-23

Chapter 2So in chapter two we read,AND the angel of the LORD came from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and brought you into the land which I sware to your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of the land; ye shall throw down their altars: but you have not obeyed my voice: why have you done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in... read more