Judges 6:7-24 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 6:11-24

It is not said what effect the prophet's sermon had upon the people, but we may hope it had a good effect, and that some of them at least repented and reformed upon it; for here, immediately after, we have the dawning of the day of their deliverance, by the effectual calling of Gideon to take upon him the command of their forces against the Midianites. I. The person to be commissioned for this service was Gideon, the son of Joash, Jdg. 5:14. The father was now living, but he was passed by, and... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:11

And there came an angel of the Lord ,.... This was not the prophet before mentioned, as Ben Gersom thinks, but an angel of God, as expressed, and not a created one, but the Angel of Jehovah's presence, the Word and Son of God, and who is expressly called Jehovah himself, Judges 6:14 . and sat under an oak ; or stayed there a while, as Kimchi interprets it, seeing, according to his observation, angels are not said to sit, but stand: which was in Ophrah, that pertaineth to Joash the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:12

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him ,.... He stayed some time under the oak, and Gideon being busy in threshing, took no notice of him wherefore he came and stood before him, in his sight: and said unto him, the Lord is with thee ; the gracious presence of God was with Gideon while he was threshing, who very probably was sending up ejaculations to heaven, on account of the distressed case of Israel, and was deep in meditation about the affairs of the people of God, and contriving... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:13

And Gideon said to him, oh my Lord ,.... Taking him not to be an angel, but some illustrious and eminent person: if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us ? all these troubles and calamities through the oppression of the Midianites; for he understood what was said to him in the salutation, respecting not himself personally and privately, but the people of Israel; and he could not tell how to reconcile the Lord's being with them, and yet suffering such sad things to befall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:14

And the Lord looked upon him ,.... The same before called the angel of the Lord, and who was no other than Jehovah himself; who looked upon him with great earnestness, and with great delight and pleasure smiled upon him, and thereby showing he had a kindness for him, and meant well to him: and said unto him, go in this thy might ; both of body and mind, which had been before given unto him, and was now increased, and which no doubt Gideon was sensible of: and thou shalt save Israel... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 6:11-24

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

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:14

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