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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 6:7-10

Observe here, I. The cognizance God took of the cries of Israel, when at length they were directed towards him. Though in their prosperity they had neglected him and made court to his rivals, and though they never looked towards him until they were driven to it by extremity, yet, upon their complain and prayer, he intended relief for them. Thus would he show how ready he is to forgive, how swift he is to show mercy, and how inclinable to hear prayer, that sinners may be encouraged to return... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:7

And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, because of the Midianites. Because of their oppressions and ill usage of them, and not because of their sins, which had brought those evils on them, of which, at present, they seemed not to be sensible; and yet such was the goodness and compassion of God to them, that having a mind to deliver them, he immediately, on their crying to him, sends them a messenger to bring them to a sense of their sins, and prepare them for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:8

And the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel ,.... "A man, a prophet" F6 איש נביא "virum prophetam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. , as in the Hebrew text, not an angel, but a man; and this not Phinehas, as say some Jewish writers F7 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 53. ; for it is not probable he should live so long as more than two hundred years; and had he been living, it is very much he should not have been heard of in the times of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:9

And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians ,.... Even after they were brought out of Egypt, when the Egyptians pursued after them, and overtook them at the Red sea; where they were in the utmost distress, and the Lord wrought salvation for them, gave them a passage through it, and destroyed the Egyptians in it: and out of the hand of all that oppressed you : the Amalekites who made war with them at Rephidim, Sihon, and Og, kings of the Amorites, who came out to fight with them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:10

And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God , The covenant God of them and their fathers, and they ought not to have owned and acknowledged any other besides him: fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell ; meaning not a fear of being hurt by them, but such a fear and reverence of them as to worship them, which was only to be given to the Lord. The Amorites are here put for all the Canaanites, they being a principal people among them: but ye have not obeyed my voice ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 6:8

The Lord sent a prophet - The Jews say that this was Phinehas; but it is more likely that it was some prophet or teacher raised up by the Lord to warn and instruct them. Such were his witnesses, and they were raised up from time to time to declare the counsel of God to his rebellious people. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 6:8

A prophet - His name is not given. (Compare 1 Kings 13:0.) This message is somewhat similar to that of the Angel, Judges 2:1-3. The reference to Exodus 20:2 is plain, and supposes the people to whom the prophet addresses these words to be familiar with the facts recorded in that text. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Judges 6:10

A similar use of the name Amorite, instead of the more usual name Canaanite, occurs in Joshua 24:15, Joshua 24:18. Perhaps a special reason may be found for the use of Amorite, if the prophet was addressing those who dwelt in the mountains, where the Amorites chiefly dwelt. The idolatries of the Amorites seem, too, to have been preeminently abominable (see 2 Kings 21:11; 1 Kings 21:26). It should be observed that the prophet’s language, as it traces the misery of Israel to their sins, so also... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 6:8

Judges 6:8 . The Lord sent a prophet We have reason to hope God is designing mercy for us, if we find he is by his grace preparing us for it. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 6:10

Judges 6:10. Ye have not obeyed my voice And therefore all these evils are come upon you. This is said to bring them to repentance. And our repentance is then genuine when the sinfulness of sin, as disobedience to God, is that which we chiefly lament. read more

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