士師記 7:1 RCUVTS

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Judges 7:1

Fountain. The same also called Areth, as the copies of the Septuagint and of St. Jerome vary. (Bonfrere) --- Harad, or "of trouble," either because the Madianites were filled with terror at the approach of Gedeon, or because so many of his soldiers returned home through fear. (Menochius) --- Perhaps it may be the same which is called the fountain of Jezrael, near which Saul encamped, 1 Kings xxix. 1. (Calmet) --- Adrichomius places it on the south of Gelboe, which is called the high hill.... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Judges 7:1-8

The Army Reduced. v. l. Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod, in the southwestern foothills above the plain, so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley, where their outposts commanded a free view of the valley. v. 2. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands (there were... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Judges 7:1-8

Gideon in the field. His numerous army reduced, by divinely prescribed tests, to three hundred menJudges 7:1-81Then [And] Jerubbaal (who is Gideon) and all the people that were with him, rose up early and pitched [encamped] beside the well of Harod [near En-Harod]: so that [and] the host [camp] of the Midianites were [was] on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.1 2And the Lord [Jehovah] said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Judges 7:1-8

Judges ‘FIT, THOUGH FEW’ Jdg_7:1 - Jdg_7:8 . Gideon is the noblest of the judges. Courage, constancy, and caution are strongly marked in his character. The youngest son of an obscure family in a small tribe, he humbly shrinks from the task imposed on him,-not from cowardice or indolence, but from conscious weakness. Men who are worthy to do such work as his are never forward to begin it, nor backward in it when they are sure that it is God’s will. He began his war against Midian by warring... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Judges 7:1-8

Quantity versus Quality Judges 7:1-8 “No king is saved by the multitude of an host,” Psalms 33:16 . God does not need multitudes. It is false to say that He is “on the side of the heaviest battalions.” Read 2 Chronicles 14:1-15 ; 2 Chronicles 23:1-21 . Those that are fearful and trembling, because they look at the might of their enemies rather than to the eternal God, had better depart to their homes; they are an impediment and hindrance, and may, by an evil telepathy, slacken the faith... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Judges 7:1-25

This is the story of perhaps one of the most remarkable conflicts in the whole history of the people. As we have seen, it was a time when they had been cruelly oppressed as the result of disobedience. It was of the utmost importance that their deliverance should be evidently by divine action. Nothing would have been more disastrous at that time than for them to have imagined that they were able to extricate themselves from the circumstances in the midst of which they were suffering. ... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Judges 7:1-25

Gideon, a Hero of the Faith Judges 7:1-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Hebrews eleven classes Gideon with the heroes of the faith. This may well have been done. We need to remember, however, that Gideon lived in a day when faith was at low tide; he faced a condition of gloom, and almost of despair among his contemporaries. In addition, Gideon was, by nature, a good deal of a coward. He had been threshing down in a valley, for fear of the Midianites. He possessed no signal sign of faith, when God first... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:1

Chapter 7. Gideon Smites the Midianite Confederacy. In this chapter we have an account of the army gathered out of several tribes under Gideon, which were finally reduced under God’s instructions from thirty two large units to three hundred men, and we are told by what means this was done, and how Gideon was directed to himself go among the host of the Midianites, where he heard one of them telling his dream to his fellow, which greatly encouraged Gideon to believe that he would succeed. Also... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:1-8

Judges 7:1-Ruth : . The Reduction of Gideon’ s Army.— This section teaches that Yahweh is the giver of victory, and that it is as easy for Him to save by few as by many ( 1 Samuel 14:6). The spring of Harod (“ trembling,” cf. Judges 7:3) may be ‘ Ain Jâ lû d, 2 m. from Jezreel, at the foot of Gilboa (p. 30). The hill of Moreh may be Little Hermon. Gilead ( Judges 7:3) is on the eastern side of the Jordan, and we should probably read Gilboa. Judges 7:3 . The number of those who, in modern... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 7:1-14

THE ARMY OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCEI. The Diminution of its NumbersJudges 7:1-8CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 7:1. Then Jerubbaal.] The name is given as the challenger of Baal, the man who, for the honour of God, was not afraid to enter the lists with Baal. This name was putting a mark of honour on Gideon, the same as if a star were put on his breast.Rose up early and pitched beside the well of Harod.] The first flush of enthusiasm was still upon them, and they did not hesitate at once to approach the... read more