Judges 3:1
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:1 TO TEST ISRAEL. To see if Israel would truly follow the Lord (Judges 2:22; Judges 3:4). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:1 TO TEST ISRAEL. To see if Israel would truly follow the Lord (Judges 2:22; Judges 3:4). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:3 PHILISTINES belonged to the mercenary sea peoples, mentioned in Egyptian texts as early as the fourteenth century B.C. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:7 The Downward Spiral of Israel’s Unfaithfulness. The main part of the book of Judges 1:1 shows how Israel fell increasingly into sin. It includes the stories of 12 judges raised up to deliver Israel from successive crises brought on by its unfaithfulness. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images =... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:9 OTHNIEL of Judah had captured the city of Kiriath-sepher and had become Caleb’s son-in-law (see Judges 1:13). THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WAS UPON HIM. See note on 14:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:12 The story of Ehud killing Eglon is graphic, highlighting the rough nature of this period and many of its “heroes.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:20 HIS COOL ROOF CHAMBER. In ancient cities, the coolest place in the house was on the roof. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 3:31__ SHAMGAR, mentioned only here and in Judges 5:6, is apparently Hurrian, not Israelite. His designation as “son of Anath” probably refers to the Canaanite warrior goddess Anath. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img;... [ Continue Reading ]