JUDGES 19-21. In the story of the outrage of Gibeah, there is a
combination of history and midrash. Hosea (Judges 9:9) makes allusion
to the days of Gibeah, as a time of notorious moral depravity in
Israel, and the events which he had in view doubtless form the basis
of the present chapter. But when... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES 20. THE OUTRAGE AVENGED.The congregation (LXX Synagô gç) is a
post-exilic term. The words as one man suggest a unity of action such
as was not secured till long after the time of the Judges. The
assembly of the people of God was a phrase often heard in the second
Temple, but not in the days o... [ Continue Reading ]