E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 6:32
Jerubbaal = Let Baal plead. 1 Samuel 12:11 . 2 Samuel 11:21 . read more
士師記 6:27-32 Jc
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 6:28
THEY DEMAND THE DEATH OF GIDEON"And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son that he may die, because he hath broken down the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 6:29
Judges 6:29. They said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing— There seems to be no doubt, from God's choice of him, that Gideon was no worshipper of Baal; and therefore the people, knowing this, very readily concluded that he had been guilty of this sacrilege as they deemed it, and consequently was worthy of death, Judges 6:30. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 6:31
Judges 6:31. Joash said unto all that stood against him— That is, against his son. There is something rational and noble in this apology which Joash makes; and it seems very likely, that the reason which he here uses had influenced his own mind; for it appears from Jdg 6:31 that he was an idolater, till convinced by this indignity which his son offered to Baal, that the latter was a wretched idol unable to help himself. Joash, in his indignation, observes, that so far from putting Gideon to... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 6:32
Judges 6:32. He called him Jerubbaal— Houbigant renders this, and perhaps more nearly to the Hebrew, Nomen fecerunt ei Jerubbaal; On that day they gave him the name of Jerubbaal; for he supposes, that his countrymen, not his father, gave him that name; the meaning of which is expressed in the next words. The Phoenicians call him Jerombalus, as appears from Sanchoniathon; and Porphyry says, that he received certain commentaries from Jerombalus, the priest of the god Jevo, which can be nothing... 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 6:25-32
Gideon’s public confession 6:25-32"Under normal circumstances the narrative should have proceeded directly from Judges 6:24 to Judges 6:33-35, and then on to Judges 7:1. But the normal sequence is interrupted twice to deal with a pair of abnormalities. The first is an objective issue, the presence of a pagan cult installation in Gideon’s father’s own backyard. The second is a subjective problem, Gideon’s persistent resistance to the call of God." [Note: Block, Judges . . ., p. 265.] After the... 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
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 6:1-40
Click image for full-size versionClick image for full-size versionGod prepares Gideon (6:1-40)Israel’s return to sinful and idolatrous ways met its punishment in the raids of the Midianites. As usual the Amalekites were pleased to join in the attack. Year by year, for seven years, the invaders rode their army of camels from the deserts of Arabia, crossed the Jordan, and raided the fields and herds of the helpless Israelites. Their attacks reached as far north as Naphtali and as far west as... read more