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3781 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 100.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… so, Jehovah, in His mercy, ever turned to them when they cried, and raised up “deliverers.” In the truest sense these generations “had not known all the wars of Canaan …
3782 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 100.6 (Alfred Edersheim)
“to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses” ( Judges 3:4 ).
3783 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 101.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah,” forgetting Him, and serving “Baalim and the groves.” And the first “judgment” on their apostasy is, that they are “sold” by the Lord into the hand of “Chushan …
3784 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 101.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… was upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war.” For the first time in the Book of Judges we meet here the statement, that “the Spirit of Jehovah” “was upon …
3785 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 104.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah” that such deliverance was wrought, nor is it said of Ehud, as of Othniel, that he “judged Israel.” Even Jewish tradition compares Ehud to the “ravening …
3786 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 106.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah—and Ehud was dead.” This furnished a long wished-for opportunity.So literally, and very significantly for the history of Israel.
3787 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 108.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… : “And Jehovah discomfited,” or rather, “threw into confusion, Sisera and all his chariots, and all his host.” The expression is the same as when Jehovah fought against …
3788 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 110.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… so Jehovah reigneth, and the fierce Arab was the sword in His hand!For example in the case of Aretaphila in Cyrene (Plutarch, The Virtues of Women, 19).
3789 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 111.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… ye Jehovah!The language is extremely difficult, and the most different interpretations have been proposed. We have adopted the ingenious view of Cassel …
3790 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 111.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
3. Hear O kings, hearken O rulers, I—to Jehovah will I sing, Will psalmody to Jehovah, the God of Israel!Comp. Psalm 2:2 —these, of course, are kings and princes of the heathen. Always used of sacred song with instrumental accompaniment.
3791 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 111.4 (Alfred Edersheim)
4. Jehovah, when Thou didst come forth from Seir, When Thou marchedst from out the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, also the heavens dropped, Even the clouds …
3792 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 111.5 (Alfred Edersheim)
… before Jehovah—This Sinai before Jehovah, the God of Israel—. Here the first stanza of the first division of this song ends. There are in all three sections, each …
3793 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 111.9 (Alfred Edersheim)
9. My heart towards the rulers of Israel, Those who freely vowed (dedicated) themselves among the people. Praise ye Jehovah!
3794 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 112.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah, The mighty deeds of His open country in Israel—Then went down to the city gates the people of Jehovah!The language is very difficult. To us it seems …
3795 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 112.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
13. Then went down a remnant of the mighty, of the people, Jehovah went down for me among the heroes!
3796 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 113.6 (Alfred Edersheim)
23. Curse ye Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah, Curse ye—cursed its inhabitants, For they came not to the help of Jehovah, The help of Jehovah against the mighty!Probably a place near Endor, whose inhabitants joined not in the pursuit of Sisera.
3797 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 114.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
31. So perish all Thine enemies, Jehovah—And let those who love Him be like the going forth of the sun in his strength! And the land had rest forty years.
3798 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 115.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and cried unto Him. This time, however, before granting deliverance, the Lord sent a prophet to bring Israel to a knowledge …
3799 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 115.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… Joash—“Jehovah strength,” or “firmness.”Ophrah means township. This Ophrah is to be distinguished from that in Benjamin. “My father is help.”
3800 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 3, p. 116.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Jehovah, the Angel of the Covenant, Who in similar garb had visited Abraham at Mamre ( Genesis 18 ). Only there He had come, in view of the judgment about to burst …