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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 6:11-24

CHAPTER 6.—Judges 6:11-24THE UNSEEN FRIENDCRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 6:11. There came an angel of the Lord.] Rather, “the angel of the Lord came.” The reference being to one particular person known already by that name (ch. Judges 2:1-5). He almost always personated Jehovah, or speaks in His name (Exodus 23:20-22; Ex. 3:23; Exodus 14:19). He is generally supposed to have been the Messiah, the Son of God, anticipating the appearance He was to make in human form in the fulness of time. He had other... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Judges 6:1-40

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 robbing all around; he had the patriot's wide sympathy. (2) He was a man also of the strongest common sense, accustomed to look through words to things, and to look the facts of life fair in the face. (3) He was a man of abundant personal valour, but yet unwilling to move a step until he was sure... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Judges 6:4-22

One War Over and Another Begun by C H Spurgeon Sermon on Judges 6:4-22 “ And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom ” (Judges 6:4-22 ). These Midianites were wandering Bedouins from Arabia, and from the East country round about... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 6:1-40

Chapter 6So 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 hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: because of the Midianites the children of Israel made themselves dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 6:1-40

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 east, with Amalek, bloody Amalek and Midian. Some of Moab, of Ammon, and Ishmael, sister nations, leagued for death and hell. This invasion of plunder, war, and murder, extended from the Jordan to Gaza, and shows us by its characters what is in the heart of man. They brought their cattle,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 6:11-24

Judges 6:11-24There came an Angel of the Lord . . . Gideon threshed wheat.Gideon’s angelic visitorI. That a man, when actively and unostentatiously doing his duty, is best fitted for the reception of heavenly visitants.II. That, however unconscious of the fact a man may be, God is really quickening him when he is on the path of duty.III. That afflictions are not always proofs of the divine displeasure, but are frequently sent as incentives to increased exertion on our part.IV. That God’s... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:15

Jdg 6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family [is] poor in Manasseh, and I [am] the least in my father’s house. Ver. 15. Wherewith shall I save Israel? ] Since I want both men and money, - the sinews of war, and authority to order an army. Here Gideon was faithful in weakness, though but weak in faith, and is therefore reckoned among those renowned worthies in Hebrews 11:32 . Behold, my family is poor. ] He was well descended, but had mean... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 6:15

wherewith: Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:10, Jeremiah 1:6, Luke 1:34 my family is poor: Heb. my thousand is the meanest, Exodus 18:21-Lamentations :, 1 Samuel 9:21, 1 Samuel 18:23, Micah 5:2 the least: Genesis 32:10, Jeremiah 50:45, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Ephesians 3:8 Reciprocal: Numbers 1:16 - the renowned Judges 7:13 - a cake 1 Samuel 15:17 - When thou 2 Samuel 7:18 - Who am I 1 Chronicles 17:16 - what is Daniel 10:16 - my Lord read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 6:15

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.My family — Heb. my thousand: for the tribes were distributed into several thousands, whereof each thousand had his peculiar governor.Is poor — That is, weak and contemptible.The least — Either for age, or fitness for so great a work. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 6:15

15. My family is poor in Manasseh. Literally, my thousand. For convenience in government Israel was divided into thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. Exodus 18:21; Exodus 18:25. A thousand in this technical sense might become greater or smaller in the course of time. Its numbers, like those of a regiment of an army, might become much diminished, and yet the old title of thousand remain. That thousand in Manasseh to which Gideon belonged had become feeble, though its exact numerical... read more