_An angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim._ THE ISRAELITES AT BOCHIM I. The Assembly convened: “All the children of Israel.” II. The messenger employed. This “angel of the Lord “ is said to “come up from Gilgal to Bochim.” Gilgal was the scene of interesting transactions between the Lor... [ Continue Reading ]
_The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua._ JOSHUA AND “ANOTHER GENERATION” I. The power of a great man to adapt himself to changing circumstances, and to be equally great under varying conditions. Many a man great in conquest is a nonentity in peaceful times. The great warrior does not a... [ Continue Reading ]
_They forsook the Lord God of their fathers._ ISRAEL’S OBSTINACY AND GOD’S PATIENCE This passage sums up the Book of Judges, and also the history of Israel for over four hundred years. Like the overture of an oratorio, it sounds the main themes of the story which follows. That story has four Chapt... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Lord raised up Judges._ THE JUDGES, THEIR CHOICE, FUNCTION, AND ADMINISTRATION I. These men, in some of whom the miraculous operations of the Holy Spirit were singularly manifested, were not chosen, like the suffetes of Carthage, with regal powers for a year; nor like the archons of Athens, w... [ Continue Reading ]