Judges 2:13

ASHTAROTH Ashtaroth, plural of Ashtoreth (1 Kings 11:5) were figures of Ashtoreth the Phoenician goddess (the Astarte of the Greeks), which were worshipped as idols during times of spiritual declension in Israel. (Judges 10:6); (1 Samuel 7:3); (1 Samuel 7:4); (1 Samuel 12:10); (1 Samuel 31:10); (1... [ Continue Reading ]

Judges 2:18

JUDGES The judges were tribesmen in Israel upon whom the Lord laid the burden of Israel's apostate and oppressed state. They were the spiritual ancestors of the prophets; that is to say, men raised up of God, the theocratic King, to represent Him in the nation. They were patriots and religious refo... [ Continue Reading ]

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