Judges 4:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 4:1-3

Here is, I. Israel backsliding from God: They again did evil in his sight, forsook his service, and worshipped idols; for this was the sin which now most easily beset them, Jdg. 4:1. See in this, 1. The strange strength of corruption, which hurries men into sin notwithstanding the most frequent experience of its fatal consequences. The bent to backslide is with great difficulty restrained. 2. The common ill effects of a long peace. The land had rest eighty years, which should have confirmed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 4:1

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord ,.... Which was the fruit and effect of the long rest and peace they enjoyed; and which is often the case of a people favoured with peace, plenty, and prosperity, who are apt to abuse their mercies, and forget God, the author and giver of them; and the principal evil, though not expressed, was idolatry, worshipping Baalim, the gods of the nations about them; though it is highly probable they were guilty of other sins, which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 4:1

When Ehud was dead - Why not when Shamgar was dead? Does this not intimate that Shamgar was not reckoned in the number of the judges? read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 4:1-24

Deliverance under Deborah (4:1-5:31)Hazor, chief city of the north, had been conquered and burnt by Joshua (Joshua 11:10-13). However, not all the people had been destroyed. Having rebuilt Hazor, they now took revenge on the northern tribes, especially Zebulun and Naphtali, and ruled them cruelly for twenty years (4:1-3). (To understand fully how God saved Israel at this time, we must read the historical outline in Chapter 4 together with the song of victory in Chapter 5.)Israel’s deliverer on... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 4:1

children = sons. evil = the evil: i.e. idolatry. See App-44 . the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 4:1

DEBORAH AND BARAK'S DELIVERANCE OF ISRAELIV. DEBORAH and BARAK (Judges 4-5)In our text, only Deborah is said to have "judged" Israel, but we have bracketed her name with Barak because in Hebrews 11:32 he is listed with other judges such as Gideon and Jephthah. Also, it was Barak, not Deborah, who actually led the army in the battle with Sisera.LaGard Smith's summary of the situation at the time of this deliverance is as follows:"One of the areas which Joshua's forces had never been able fully... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 4:1

CHAP. IV. Deborah and Barak deliver Israel from Jabin and Sisera: Jael puts Sisera to death. Before Christ 1294. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Judges 4:1

1. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead—The removal of the zealous judge Ehud again left his infatuated countrymen without the restraint of religion. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 4:1-3

As long as Ehud lived he kept Israel faithful to God (Judges 4:1). However after he died, God’s people again turned from the Lord. In discipline God allowed the Canaanites in the North to gain strength and dominate the Israelites for 20 years. Hazor, one of the largest cities in the Promised Land, again became the center of Canaanite power in this area (cf. Joshua 11:1; Joshua 11:10). [Note: See Piotr Bienkowski, "The Role of Hazor in the Late Bronze Age," Palestine Exploration Quarterly 119:1... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 4:1-24

1. The victory over Jabin and Sisera ch. 4 read more

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