What have I, &c. — What I have done in cutting off some of the common soldiers, is not to be compared with your destroying their princes; I began the war, but you have finished. The gleaning — What you have gleaned or done after me, Of Abiezer — That is, of the Abiezrites, to whom he modestly communicates the honour of the victory, and does not arrogate it to himself.
Verse Judges 8:2. Is _NOT THE GLEANING, C._] That is, The Ephraimites have performed more important services than Gideon and his men and he supports the assertion by observing that it was they who too...
A civil war with the great tribe of Ephraim would soon have turned Israel’s victory into mourning. Gideon therefore soothes their wounded pride by confessing that Ephraim had done more, though they ha...
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 EPHRAIMITES APPEASED. After defeating the mighty foreign foe, Gideon had to settle a domestic dispute which might easily have become serious, and he again proved himself equal to the occasion. He...
WHAT... ? IS NOT... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6....
Gideon, like his father (Judges 6:31), had the ready wit to extricate himself from an awkward situation. For _the gleaning of the grapes_see Isaiah 17:6; Micah 7:1; the word is used of fruit, not of c...
DISCOURSE: 268 GIDEON PACIFIES THE EPHRAIMITES Judges 8:1. And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served its thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianite...
IS NOT THE GLEANING, &C.— The Ephraimites, displeased that they had not been called to share the glory of this enterprise with their brethren of the tribe of Manasseh, to whom they judged themselves s...
_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 THEM, WHAT HAVE I DONE NOW IN COMPARISON OF YOU? IS NOT THE GLEANING OF THE GRAPES OF EPHRAIM BETTER THAN THE VINTAGE OF ABI-EZER?_ He said ... What have I done now in comparison of...
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...
GLEANING and VINTAGE] note the contrast between these. ABI-EZER] Gideon substitutes this for his own name....
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...
WHAT HAVE I DONE NOW IN COMPARISON OF YOU? — Since Gideon was by no means a man of very placable and pacific disposition, we see the strong and noble self-control which this answer manifests. He was n...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מֶה ־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עַתָּ֖ה...
"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 them, What have I done now in comparison of (b) you? [Is] not the (c) gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? (b) Who have slain two princes, Oreb and Z...
What could I, &c. A meek and humble answer appeased them; who otherwise might have come to extremities. So great is the power of humility both with God and man. (Challoner) (Proverbs xv. 1.) --- Could...
How gracious the mind of Gideon, in turning away wrath by gentleness. But observe, how Gideon points to the hand of God in all this business. See a sweet instance in the patriarch Joseph to the same e...
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 UNTO THEM,.... In a very mild and gentle manner, giving soft words, which turn away wrath: WHAT HAVE I DONE IN COMPARISON OF YOU? he and his men, he signifies, had only blew trumpets, bro...
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? Ver. 2. _What have I done now in comparison of you...
_What have I done now?_ &c. What I have done in cutting off some of the common soldiers is not to be compared with your destroying their princes. I began the war, but you have finished it. Gideon here...
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...
DIFFICULTIES WITH EPHRAIM AND THE CITIES SUCCOTH AND PENUEL...
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison with you? It was a diplomatic retort, for it placed the exploit of the Ephraimites in capturing the princes Oreb and Zeeb above the defeat of...
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...
1-3 Those who will not attempt or venture any thing in the cause of God, will be the most ready to censure and quarrel with such as are of a more zealous and enterprising spirit. And those who are th...
What was done was done by God's immediate making them one to kill another; what I have done, in cutting off some of the fugitive common soldiers, is not to be compared with your exploit in destroying...
Judges 8:2 said H559 (H8799) done H6213 (H8804) gleaning H5955 Ephraim H669 better H2896 vintage H1210 Abiezer...
‘ And he said to them, “What have I done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?” ' Gideon revealed that he had learned from his wise f...
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...
_Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better._ THE CONDUCT OF THE EPHRAIMITES 1. Their unthankfulness was great, and the injury which he sustained thereby, who ought to have been much honour...
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 8:1 The Ephraimites complained that they had been called upon too late to take part in the battle, but Gideon’s flattering response soothed them. ⇐...
_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 8:1 THE MEN OF EPHRAIM. It is possible that the transfer of the birthright from Manasseh to Ephraim (Genesis 48:13-1) may have produced some estrangement between the tribes. It is a...
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 Corinthians 13:4; Galatians 5:14; Galatians 5:15; James 1:19;...