John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 2:1-23
Prologue to the Story of the Judges1-5. The moral of the preceding notices, delivered by an angel at Bochim.1. An angel of the lord] RV ’the angel.’ Cp. Judges 6:11, Judges 6:22; Judges 13:3, Judges 13:21, where it is plain (from Judges 6:14, Judges 6:16; Judges 13:22) that the angel is thought of as God Himself (see on Judges 6:14). The word translated ’angel,’ however, means simply ’messenger’: cp. Judges 6:8.Gilgal] the site of the first Hebrew camp after the crossing of the Jordan (Joshua... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 2:16
The structure of Judges 2:11-23 points out the importance of Judges 2:16.A Apostasy (Judges 2:11-13)B Wrath (Judges 2:14-15)C Grace (Judges 2:16)A’ Apostasy (vv.17-19)B’ Wrath (Judges 2:20-23) [Note: Dale Ralph Davis, Such a Great Salvation, p. 39.] "The narrator begins to speak of divine mercy without any hint of prior repentance. In this book Yahweh’s actions will not typically be bound to any mechanical formula of blessing and or retribution, based upon what human beings earn by their... read more