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Verse 26. _WITH THE WOOD OF THE GROVE_] It is probable that אשרה
_Asherah_ here signifies _Astarte_; and that there was a _wooden_
_image_ of this goddess on the altar of Baal. Baal-peor was the same...
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IN THE ORDERED PLACE - See the margin. “Build an altar, etc., with
the materials,” “the wood laid in order” (compare Genesis 22:9),
that, namely, which he would find ready to hand in the altar of Baal...
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4. FOURTH DECLENSION: UNDER MIDIAN AND GIDEON, TOLA AND JAIR
CHAPTER 6
_ 1. Israel's suffering from Midian (Judges 6:1)_
2. Their repentance and the divine answer (Judges 6:7)
3. Gideon, the deliv...
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THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ALTAR OF BAAL. We have seen that after the
Conquest Yahweh was reverently and innocently called the Baal (Lord)
of the land, and that loyal Israelites gave their children Baal n...
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ROCK. strong place.
ORDERED PLACE, or due order.
OFFER. See App-43.
AS. according as....
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_Gideon overthrows the altar of Baal and receives the name
Jerub-baal_. This story has no connexion with the preceding narrative
Judges 6:11-24; for after Gideon had built the altar Jehovah-shalom
(Ju...
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_build an altar unto the Lord_ The present narrative tells another
story about Gideon independently of what has gone before, Judges 6:24.
_this strong hold_ Strictly -place of refuge"; but sometimes,...
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_The Call of Giedon Judges 6:11-35_
11 And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was
in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon
threshed wheat by the...
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_AND BUILD AN ALTAR UNTO THE LORD THY GOD UPON THE TOP OF THIS ROCK,
IN THE ORDERED PLACE, AND TAKE THE SECOND BULLOCK, AND OFFER A BURNT
SACRIFICE WITH THE WOOD OF THE GROVE WHICH THOU SHALT CUT DOWN...
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GIDEON AND THE MIDIANITES
The story of Gideon, which runs from Judges 6:1 to Judges 8:33, is
more detailed than that of Deborah and Barak; and, from the details,
it would appear that different traditi...
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ORDERED PLACE] RV 'orderly manner.'...
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 6
The stories about Gideon and his son, Abimelech are the most
important ones in the book. John J. Davies says, ‘Gideon is the
ideal judge like Mose...
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OF THIS ROCK. — The word is not _selah,_ as in Judges 6:20, or
_tsor,_ as in Judges 6:21, but _malioz,_ “stronghold,” probably
the citadel of Ophrah. The LXX. render it as a proper name (_maoz_)_,_
or...
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וּ בָנִ֨יתָ מִזְבֵּ֜חַ לַ יהוָ֣ה
אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ ע
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GIDEON, ICONOCLAST AND REFORMER
Judges 6:15
"The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour":-so has the
prophetic salutation come to the young man at the threshing floor of
Ophrah. It is a persona...
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FACE TO FACE WITH THE ANGEL OF JEHOVAH
Judges 6:19
Gideon realized the momentous character of that interview. He only
wanted to be sure that it was no dream or fancy, and so hence the
proposal of the...
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After the passing of these forty years, sin again brought punishment.
The people passed under the oppression of Midian. It was oppression of
the severest kind and lasted for seven years. A terrible pi...
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When Israel again did evil in the sight of God, he delivered them into
the hands of the Midianites, who were descendants of Abraham and
Keturah (Genesis 25:1-2). They were allied in the oppression of...
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And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in
the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt
sacrifice with the wood of the (l) grove which thou shalt cut d...
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_Top. Hebrew, "on the to of this fortress, ( Mawz. Daniel xi. 38.;
Septuagint) on the platform, (Calmet) or place appointed." (Haydock)
--- Offer. Though Gedeon was not a priest, he was authorized to...
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Gideon's apprehension doth not seem to have arisen from fear of
offence, in that he did it by night; but for fear of interruption, he
wished to accomplish the divine command, and therefore did it perh...
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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...
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But again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and
He delivered them into the hand of Midian. And the children of Israel
cried again unto Jehovah. God reveals the cause of their di...
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AND BUILD AN ALTAR TO THE LORD THY GOD UPON THE TOP OF THIS ROCK,....
Where the provisions were laid, and out of which came forth fire that
consumed them; and where the altar, called by the name of
Je...
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And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in
the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt
sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down....
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1 The Israelites for their sinne are oppressed by Midian.
8 A prophet rebuketh them.
11 An Angel sendeth Gideon for their deliuerance.
17 Gideons Present is consumed with fire.
24 Gideon destroyet...
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and build an altar unto the Lord, thy God, upon the top of this rock,
in the ordered place, on the grotto or fortification, the wood from
the pillar of Ashera being intended to consume the burnt offer...
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GIDEON GRANTED SPECIAL SIGNS...
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THE OPPRESSION OF MIDIAN
(vv.1-10)
However, Israel again repeated the evil of departing from the Lord.
This time the Lord used Midian to put them under a yoke of oppression
which lasted seven years...
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ROCK:
_ Heb._ strong place
THE ORDERED PLACE:
Or, in an orderly manner...
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25-32 See the power of God's grace, that he could raise up a
reformer; and the kindness of his grace, that he would raise up a
deliverer, out of the family of a leader in idolatry. Gideon must not
th...
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UPON THE TOP OF THIS ROCK; of which JUDGES 6:20,21. Heb. _of this
strong hold_; for in that calamitous time the Israelites retreated to
such rocks, and hid and fortified themselves in them. IN THE ORD...
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Judges 6:26 build H1129 (H8804) altar H4196 LORD H3068 God H430 top
H7218 rock H4581 arrangement H4634 take...
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“ And build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this
stronghold in the orderly manner. And take the second bullock and
offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall
cut dow...
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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...
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CONTENTS: More apostasy in Israel. Call of Gideon.
CHARACTERS: God, Angel of Jehovah (Jesus), Holy Spirit, Gideon,
prophet, Joash.
CONCLUSION: In times of apostasy, God often calls His mightiest
ser...
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Judges 6:1. _The Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian,_ the
descendants of Abraham's fourth son by Keturah, who oppressed them for
seven years. Genesis 25:2.
Judges 6:3. _The children of the ea...
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_Throw down the altar of Baal._
BAAL’S ALTAR DESTROYED
1. Observe God’s command to Gideon. He had been hitherto protesting
against the idolatry of his family and country by a life of
opposition, inas...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 6:1__ The fifth judge was Gideon, who fought
the Midianites twice. The first time he followed God’s instructions
(Judges 7:1); the second time he did not ...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 6:25 ASHERAH is sometimes the name of a pagan
goddess. Here, it refers to the wooden poles at places where she was
worshiped.
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CHAPTER 6—_Judges 6:24_
THE REMOVAL OF THE BARRIER TO DELIVERANCE
CRITICAL NOTES.—one thing must be scrupulously gone about, ere a
step can be taken to secure the much-needed emancipation of the land...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 6:25
THE SAME NIGHT, etc. The iron was hot; it was time to strike. As
regards what follows, there are two ways of understanding the verse.
One, that of the A.V; supposes that only o...
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So again the rest for forty days but then in chapter six,
AND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the
LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years. And the
han...
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1 Corinthians 14:33; 1 Corinthians 14:40; 2 Samuel 24:18...
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GIDEON'S CALL TO CONQUEST
Judges 6:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There come times of special exigencies when God speaks to special men
calling them to special service.
Such a call came to Gideon, and ther...
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Of this rock — Heb. of this strong hold: for in that calamitous time
the Israelites retreated to such rocks, and hid and fortified
themselves in them. Ordered place — That is, in a plain and smooth
pa...