“ And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. ”
The stratagem described is exactly that by which Joshua took Ai (marginal reference).
Judges 20. The Outrage Avenged. The congregation (LXX Synagô gç) is a post-exilic term. The words as one man suggest a unity of action such as was not secured till long after the time of the Judges....
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And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. Israel set liers in wait - Though God had promised them success, they knew they could expect it only in the use of the proper means. They used all pru...
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. A plan was formed of taking that city by stratagem, similar to that employed in the capture of Ai...
The Slaughter of the Benjamites The Levite recounts his wrongs to a full assemblage of the tribes, who decree punishment upon Benjamin. Their first two attacks are unsuccessful, but the third resu...
Set liers in wait. — This exceedingly simple and primitive stratagem had also been successful against Ai ( Joshua 8:4 ) and against Shechem ( Judges 9:43 ). Here, as in Judges 20:22-23 , the narra...
Judges 20:1-48 ; Judges 21:1-25 FROM JUSTICE TO WILD REVENGE Judges 19:1-30 ; Judges 20:1-48 ; Judges 21:1-25 THESE last Chapter s describe a general and vehement outburst of moral indign...
The action of the Levite served its purpose. The nation was stirred momentarily to its center. A great moral passion flamed out. Underneath all the degeneracy was a true stratum of religious convicti...
Here we see that through the whole the victory was not doubtful. The Lord hereby taught Israel, who perhaps vaunted more upon the strength of their numbers, compared to Benjamin and Gibeah, than simp...
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. For though they were assured of success and victory, yet they thought proper to make use of means: and though their numbers were very great, they ha...
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. Ver. 29. And Israel set liers in wait. ] See the like strategem used at Ai. Jos 8:4-5
Israel set liers in wait Though they were assured of the success, by a particular promise, yet they did not neglect the use of means; as well knowing that the certainty of God's promises doth not e...
The Defeat of the Benjamites. B. C. 1410. 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all th...
Though they were assured of the success by a particular and absolute promise, yet they do not neglect the use of means; as well knowing that the certainty of God's purposes or promises doth not excus...
‘ And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.' There was now a change of tactics. Their previous tactics had not worked, probably because of the slingers. Now they decided that they must dra...
THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE ( Judges 20:1-48 .) HOMILETICS 1. This cry was universal ( Judges 20:1 ). “From Dan to Beershebah, with Gilead.” There was not a dissentient voice. 2. They were in ear...
Judges 20:11 . All the men of Israel were knit together. Why had they not assembled against Micah and his chapel of gods? Then this and other evils might have been prevented. This was a just and n...
The men of Israel turned again upon the children of BenJamin. From justice to wild revenge It may be asked how, while polygamy was practised among the Israelites, the sin of Gibeah could rouse...
EXPOSITION Judges 20:18 The house of God . In this rendering the A.V. follows the Vulgate, which has in domum Dei, hoc est, in Silo. But the Septuagint has Βαιθὴλ, and all the ancient a...
And Israel set liers-in-wait round about Gibeah; they no longer relied upon superior force, but made use of strategic arts in placing various details of soldiers in ambush.
2 Samuel 5:23 ; Joshua 8:4 ; Judges 20:34
Liers in wait — Though they were assured of the success, by a particular promise, yet they do not neglect the use of means; as well knowing that the certainty of God's promises doth not excuse, but...