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THE SONS OF MY MOTHER - A much closer relation than that of brothers
by the father only. (Compare Genesis 43:29; Deuteronomy 13:6; Psalms
69:8). This is the only hint preserved of the transaction. W
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CHAPTER 8 INTERNAL STRIFE, GIDEON'S FAILURE AND END
_ 1. The strife (Judges 8:1)_
2. The complete deliverance (Judges 8:10)
3. Gideon's failure and end (Judges 8:22)
4. Israel's failure after Gide...
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THE PURSUIT ON THE EAST OF JORDAN. This section is not continuous with
the preceding one. The men of Israel, who were gathered together after
the battle (Judges 7:23), and the Ephraimites, who were so...
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_The pursuit on the east of Jordan_
This section is clearly not the continuation of the verses which
immediately precede (see p. 68); if its antecedents are to be found in
the foregoing narrative at...
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_the sons of my mother_ and not only of the same father; they were
therefore specially dear, cf. Genesis 43:29. On Gideon as next of kin
fell the duty of avenging his brothers" blood; cf. 2 Samuel 3:2...
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_Gideon Captures and Slays Midian's Kings Judges 8:1-28_
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus,
that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the
Midianites?...
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_AND HE SAID, THEY WERE MY BRETHREN, EVEN THE SONS OF MY MOTHER: AS
THE LORD LIVETH, IF YE HAD SAVED THEM ALIVE, I WOULD NOT SLAY YOU._
They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother - that is, ut...
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HISTORY OF THE JUDGES (JUDGES 3:5 TO JUDGES 16:31)
On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of
Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with
six of the Ju...
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QUARRIES] RM 'graven images,' perhaps carved stones. Once beyond these
(cp. Judges 3:26), though only 2 m. from Jericho, Ehud knew that he
was safe.
According to the law of blood revenge, the nearest...
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 8
V1 The people in Ephraim’s *tribe asked Gideon, ‘Why have you
done this to us? Why did you not call us when you went to fight the
people from Midi...
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THE SONS OF MY MOTHER. — Comp. Genesis 43:29.
AS THE LORD LIVETH. — Ruth 3:13; 1 Samuel 14:41. (Comp. _Æn._ xii.
949.)...
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וַ יֹּאמַ֕ר אַחַ֥י בְּנֵֽי ־אִמִּ֖י
הֵ֑ם חַי
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"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY"
Judges 7:8 - Judges 8:1
THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a
night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a
singular and striking...
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THE SNARE OF SUCCESS
Judges 8:13
Clearly Gideon's family had passed through some terrible tragedy
previous to this war of emancipation. He had not learned our Lord's
teaching of forgiveness and acted...
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Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to
deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he
had not called them to his help. The men of Succoth and Penue...
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Gideon soothed the hurt feelings of Ephraim by telling them that,
though they were called late to the battle, their grape gathering had
been more fruitful than all the vintage of Abiezer. Gideon and h...
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And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the (k) sons of my
mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not
slay you.
(k) We all came from the same womb: therefore I will be...
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This event, in the death of those princes, forms a song of praise, and
a subject of prayer, in the after ages of the church. See Psalms
83:11. But let the Reader remark, in their destruction, the sure...
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The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of
His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their
practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
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Nevertheless, they did not all unite with Gideon in pursuit of the
Midianites. But, for the moment, Gideon despises the cowardice which
disowns him through a remaining fear of the oppressor's power. O...
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AND HE SAID, THEY WERE MY BRETHREN, EVEN THE SONS OF MY MOTHER,....
His brethren by his mother's side, but not by his father's side; or
the phrase
THE SONS OF MY MOTHER IS ADDED, to show that he did...
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And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother:
[as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay
you.
Ver. 19. _I would not slay you._] As now I must, both as an...
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_If ye had saved them alive_, &c. For, as they were not Canaanites, he
was not obliged by any command of God to put them to death: but as
they had killed his brethren, and that, it seems, in cold bloo...
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1 Gideon pacifieth the Ephraimites.
4 Succoth and Penuel refuse to relieue Gideons army.
10 Zebah and Zalmunna are taken.
13 Succoth and Penuel are destroyed.
17 Gideon reuengeth his brethrens dea...
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THE END OF ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA...
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And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother, the
very nearest blood-relatives. AS THE LORD LIVETH, IF YE HAD SAVED THEM
ALIVE, I WOULD NOT SLAY YOU, he would have been inclined to s...
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GRIEVOUS WORDS AND A SOFT ANSWER
(vv. 1-3)
But the men of Ephraim were resentful that Gideon had called them so
late rather than when he began his campaign against Midian (v.1). They
did not stop to...
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18-21 The kings of Midian must be reckoned with. As they confessed
themselves guilty of murder, Gideon acted as the avenger of blood,
being the next of kin to the persons slain. Little did they think...
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For being not Canaanites he was not obliged to kill them; but they
having killed his brethren, and that in cool blood, he was by law the
avenger of their blood....
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Judges 8:19 said H559 (H8799) brothers H251 sons H1121 mother H517
LORD H3068 lives H2416 if H3863 live...
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‘ And he said, “They were my brothers, even the sons of my mother.
As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
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They were guilty out of their own mouths and had determined th...
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Judges 6-8
In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He
was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not
enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were r...
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CONTENTS: Jealousy of Ephriam. Events to the death of Gideon.
Apostasy.
CHARACTERS: God, Gideon, Zebah, Zalmunna, Abimelech, Jerubbaal,
Jether.
CONCLUSION: Many are led into false ways by one false...
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Judges 8:16. _He taught the men of Succoth._ The LXX read, _he
threshed_ them. This little city of forty or fifty families was
blinded, in giving this answer to Gideon. Soldiers fighting for their
cou...
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_The children of a king._
THE ROYAL HOUSE OF JESUS
There are family names that stand for wealth, or patriotism, or
intelligence. The name of Washington means patriotism, although some
of the blood of...
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CHAPTER 8
_FINAL DEALING WITH THE ENEMY—GIDEON’S LAST DAYS. Judges 8:18_
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 8:18. THEN SAID HE, etc.] This must have
taken place when Gideon arrived at home; for it was after his...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 8:13
BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP. There is a wonderful diversity in the
renderings of this verse. Some of the old versions and Jewish Rabbis
interpret it _before sunset. _Many of the best...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the book of Judges, chapter eight?
The Ephraimites were troublemakers. And in chapter eight we find them
giving Gideon a bad time. But we see with what splendid diplomac...
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Judges 8:19...
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I would not slay — For being not Canaanites, he was not obliged to
kill them; but they having killed his brethren, and that in cool
blood, he was by law the avenger of their blood....