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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:10

Jdg 6:10 And I said unto you, I [am] the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. Ver. 10. Fear not the gods. ] As true religion hath fear of piety for its foundation, so superstition hath its fear of that deity which it faneieth, and is therefore called δεισιδαιμονια . “Primus in orbe Deos fecit Timor.” read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:11

Jdg 6:11 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 winepress, to hide [it] from the Midianites. Ver. 11. And there came an angel. ] When the people, being kindly humbled by the prophet’s reproof, cried mightily to God for mercy and deliverance, he "who comforteth the abject" 2Co 7:6 sent them an angel. And his son Gideon threshed wheat. ] Though he had many servants, Jdg... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:12

Jdg 6:12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD [is] with thee, thou mighty man of valour. Ver. 12. And the angel appeared unto him. ] As he was threshing. So God called Moses and David from following the ewes, Elisha from the ploughing, the apostles from fishing, washing, and mending their nets, &c. He usually appeared to the busy visions, like as Satan doth to the idle in manifold temptations. Thou mighty man of valour. ] The Septuagint renders it,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:13

Jdg 6:13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. Ver. 13. Why then is all this befallen us? ] As if that could not be, and they in durance. But we must frame a new Bible, saith one, ere we can find any colour out of God’s afflicting us, to prove... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:14

Jdg 6:14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? Ver. 14. And the Lord looked upon him. ] As well liking his speech, for the main, and the publicness of his spirit, sensible of the common calamity. Go in this thy might. ] As thou now lustily belabourest the wheat thou art threshing out, so arise and thresh the mountains, the Midianites, another while. Isa 41:15 Mic 4:13 Or, in this thy... read more

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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

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:16

Jdg 6:16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. Ver. 16. Surely I will be with thee. ] I who, of myself, am a whole army. Isa 52:12 As one man. ] So easy it is with God to deal with huge multitudes of people, when he once taketh them to do. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:17

Jdg 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. Ver. 17. Then show me a sign, ] sc., That thou art that "Captain of the Lord’s hosts," and of our salvation. This sign Gideon sought not, as the Pharisees did, out of curiosity or incredulity, but for further confirmation concerning his call to the work, that it was of God. A good cause, a good calling, and a good conscience, will make a good courage; and are all necessary, to... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:18

Jdg 6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set [it] before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. Ver. 18. And bring forth my present, ] i.e., My provision, as Genesis 18:5 . read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 6:19

Jdg 6:19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought [it] out unto him under the oak, and presented [it]. Ver. 19. Under the oak. ] Where, as a wayfaring man, he had reposed himself. Jdg 6:11 read more

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