Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:14
14. Cry unto the gods A bitter and taunting irony. Thus Divine Wisdom deals with the rebellious and profane. It laughs at their calamity and mocks when their fear cometh. Proverbs 1:26. read more
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Daniel Whedon
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:15
15. We have sinned Now their repentance becomes deeper and profounder. They had before (Judges 10:10) confessed their sins, but had not forsaken them. Now, brought into deep humiliation by the divine threat, (Judges 10:13.) they are ready to do or receive whatsoever seemeth good unto Jehovah. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:16
16. Put away the strange gods They no longer repented in words only, by a mere confession of their guilt, but proceeded to bring forth fruit worthy of repentance. So in every genuine conversion there must be added to confession an earnest revolt and turning away from the old sins. His soul was grieved Literally, was shortened; that is, thrilled with the most intense emotions of distress and anxiety. Compare the similar sense of the verb קצר , in Judges 16:16; Numbers 21:4; Job 21:4;... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:17
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR, Judges 10:17-18. These two verses serve as an introduction to the history of Jephthah, and ought not to have been separated from it by a division of chapters. Chapter 11 should have begun here. 17. Were gathered together Literally, let themselves be called together. Clarke’s rendering, they cried against Israel, is not allowable. Gilead The mountainous tract of country on the east of the Jordan, extending from the northern end of the Dead Sea to the Sea of... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:18
18. The people and princes of Gilead The English version adds and, but it should be omitted. Princes is in apposition with people. The people spoke on this occasion in the persons of their representatives, the princes or chief men. The people of Gilead here means the Israelitish tribes that dwelt in Gilead. What man is he The object of Israel’s gathering at Mizpeh evidently was to choose a leader, and to prepare to defend themselves against their oppressors. The gathering of the... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 10:13
13. I will deliver you no more But it appears in the following history that he did deliver them, even again and again. Was God therefore false to his word? By no means. This, like all other similar declarations of Jehovah, is to be regarded as conditional. “This he tells them,” says Henry, “not only as what he might do, but as what he would do, if they rested in a mere confession of what they had done amiss, and did not put away their idols and amend for the future.” So it is always with... read more