Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 6:1-40
Judges 6:1 . The Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian, the descendants of Abraham’s fourth son by Keturah, who oppressed them for seven years. Genesis 25:2. Judges 6:3 . The children of the east, with Amalek, bloody Amalek and Midian. Some of Moab, of Ammon, and Ishmael, sister nations, leagued for death and hell. This invasion of plunder, war, and murder, extended from the Jordan to Gaza, and shows us by its characters what is in the heart of man. They brought their cattle,... read more
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 6:1-40
Chapter 6So again the rest for forty days but then in chapter six,AND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years. And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: because of the Midianites the children of Israel made themselves dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they... read more