Soccoth. "The tents," where Jacob had encamped, Genesis xxxiii. It belonged to the tribe of Dan. (Menochius) --- The people of this town, as well as the ancients of Phanuel, returned an insolent reply to the just request of Gedeon. In cases of such extremity, all are bound to assist the defenders of their country; and the refusal is punished as a sort of rebellion, 2 Kings xxv. 10. (Calmet)
Verse Judges 8:5. _GIVE, I PRAY YOU, LOAVES OF BREAD_] As Gideon was engaged in the common cause of Israel, he had a right to expect succour from the people at large. His request to the men of Succoth...
Succoth was in the tribe of Gad which was entirely trans-Jordanic Joshua 13:27; and the ruins are at Sukkot, on the east of Jordan, a little south of Bethshan. GIVE, I PRAY YOU ETC. - Gideon might fai...
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...
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...
MEN. folk. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14....
_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...
_Succoth_ On the E. of Jordan, in the territory of Gad (Joshua 13:27), near Penuel (cf. Genesis 33:17), and below it (_went up Judges 8:8_); and Penuel, as we learn from...
_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?...
_AND HE SAID UNTO THE MEN OF SUCCOTH, GIVE, I PRAY YOU, LOAVES OF BREAD UNTO THE PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW ME; FOR THEY BE FAINT, AND I AM PURSUING AFTER ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA, KINGS OF MIDIAN._ He said unto t...
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...
SUCCOTH] like Penuel (Genesis 33:17) must be E. of the Jordan, near the Jabbok....
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...
UNTO THE MEN OF SUCCOTH. — The name Succoth means “booths,” and the place was so named, or re-named, because of the “booths” which had been erected there by Jacob on his return from Padanaram (Genesis...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְ אַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכֹּ֔ות תְּנוּ ־נָ
"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...
A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH Judges 7:24; Judges 8:1 The fleeing host made for the three fords of the Jordan, and with all haste Gideon summoned the tribes to anticipate them. The way of the vict...
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...
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...
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, (d) loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. (d) Or, so...
The men of Succoth, and of Penuel, were Israelites by descent, but sadly degenerated from the spirit of Israel. The Reader will recollect, however, that these things happened during the time of the co...
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...
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...
AND HE SAID TO THE MEN OF SUCCOTH,.... The inhabitants of that place, the principal men of it, which lay in his way as he was pursuing the Midianites in their flight to their own country; for this was...
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. Ver. 5. _Loave...
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...
And he said unto the men of Succoth, near. which city, not far from the mouth of the Jabbok, he had forded the Jordan, GIVE, I PRAY YOU, LOAVES OF BREAD UNTO THE PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW ME; FOR THEY BE FAI...
DIFFICULTIES WITH EPHRAIM AND THE CITIES SUCCOTH AND PENUEL...
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...
4-12 Gideon's men were faint, yet pursuing; fatigued with what they had done, yet eager to do more against their enemies. It is many a time the true Christian's case, fainting, and yet pursuing. The w...
SUCCOTH; a place beyond Jordan, GENESIS 33:17 JOSHUA 13:27 PSALMS 60:6. KINGS OF MIDIAN; where before this time were five kings at once, N
Judges 8:5 said H559 (H8799) men H582 Succoth H5523 give H5414 (H8798) loaves H3603 bread H3899 people...
‘And he said to the men of Succoth, “Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are faint and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” ' Succoth was i...
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...
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...
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...
_THE COMPLETION OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE. Judges 8:1_ CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 8:1. AND THE MEN OF EPHRAIM SAID, etc.] _i.e_.—after Gideon had reached the trans-Jordanic side of the riv...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 8:4 CAME TO JORDAN. The narrative goes back to Judges 7:24, to follow up the personal history of Gideon, from which the writer had been diverted to relate the result of Gideon's mes...
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...
1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Samuel 17:28; 2 Samuel 17:29; 3 John 1:6;...