Jdg 6:3 And [so] it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; Ver. 3. And so it was, when Israel had sown. ] This was threatened, Deu 28:14-68 but not believed till it befell them, and the proverb Joh 4:37 verified, "One soweth, and another reapeth." read more
Jdg 6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. Ver. 4. And destroyed the increase of the earth. ] A stratagem that was afterwards also used by Halyattes against the Milesians, a and is still by the great Turk, that scourge of Christendom and waster of the world. Till thou come unto Gaza, ] i.e., The whole length of the land: for Gaza was a city of the Philistines,... read more
when Israel: Leviticus 26:16, Deuteronomy 28:30-Micah :, Deuteronomy 28:51, Job 31:8, Isaiah 65:21, Isaiah 65:22, Micah 6:15 Amalekites: Judges 3:13 children: Judges 6:33, Judges 7:12, Judges 8:10, Genesis 29:1, 1 Kings 4:30, Job 1:3 Reciprocal: Genesis 13:16 - General Genesis 25:6 - east country Numbers 13:29 - Amalekites Numbers 24:20 - his latter end Judges 10:9 - passed Judges 10:12 - Amalekites 2 Kings 13:20 - the Moabites 1 Chronicles 17:10 - And since Job 5:5 - harvest Job 24:6 -... read more
destroyed: Leviticus 26:16, Deuteronomy 28:30, Deuteronomy 28:33, Deuteronomy 28:51, Micah 6:15 till thou come: The Midianites dwelt beyond the eastern borders of the land of Canaan, east of the Dead Sea, and Gaza was on the Mediterranean, on the west, so that these invaders ravaged the whole breadth of the land. Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10 left no: Proverbs 28:3, Jeremiah 49:9, Jeremiah 49:10, Obadiah 1:5 sheep: or, goat Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:1 - rob the Jeremiah 5:17 - And they read more
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;Children of the east — That is, the Arabians, who are commonly called the children of the east. Not all the Arabians; but the eastern part of them. read more
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.Unto Gaza — That is, from the east, on which side they entered, to the well, where Gaza was, near the sea: so they destroyed the whole land. read more
3. So it was Constantly for the seven years. Judges 6:3-6 picture the ordinary state of the land during all this Midianite oppression. The Amalekites Also a nomadic race, who had dwindled into a band of robbers, and were ready to join with any stronger tribe in a predatory adventure. See on Judges 3:13, and compare Genesis 14:7; Exodus 17:8. Children of the east A general name applied indiscriminately to all the tribes that occupied the deserts east of Palestine. Compare Judges 8:10. ... read more
4. Till thou come unto Gaza Even to the southwestern quarter of the land. “As the enemy invaded the land with their camels and flocks, and on repeated occasions encamped in the Valley of Jezreel, (Judges 6:33,) they must have entered by the main road which connects the countries on the east with Palestine on the west, crossing the Jordan near Beisan, and passing through the Plain of Jezreel; and from this point they spread over Palestine to the seacoast of Gaza.” Keil. Hence it was that... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 6:1-10
Judges 6:1-10Because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens . . . and caves and strongholds.Divine punishment through natural meansThus God gets at men through various means. The Midianites came out and spoiled the fields of the Israelites. The camels of the Midianites were without number; they entered the land to destroy it. Wheresoever they laid their hand they crushed the hope of Israel. Has God a way into our life, then, through corn and grass? Has He a way to... read more