Judges 3:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim. ”

Judges 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him - The phrase occurs frequently in this book and in the books of Samuel and Kings. It marks the special office of the Judges. They were saviors ( Judges 3:...
Judges 3:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the (e) Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chu...
Judges 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Othniel the Kenite. The brief account of the oppression of Israel by the Aramæ ans, and of their deliverance by Othniel, is the work of D, whose familiar categories apostasy, Divine anger, oppressi...
Judges 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the Spirit of the LORD. Of Jehovah, App-4. not Elohim. The spirit (Hebrew. ruach, App-9) of Jehovah bestowing gifts rather than power or might ( Genesis 1:2 ). Compare Isaiah 11:2 ; Isaiah...
Judges 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan...
Judges 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him— He was moved by an extraordinary impulse from God to take upon him the government of the people; which none dared to do, unless appointed by God himself, w...
Judges 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishatha'im king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed agains...
Judges 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of the Judges. Othniel. Ehud. Shamgar 1-6. Israel's actual relations with the Canaanites.
Judges 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Spirit of the Lord came upon him. — Here the Targum has “the spirit of prophecy” (comp. Isaiah 61:1 ), perhaps with reference to Numbers 11:25 . They render the same phrase in Judges 6:34 ,...
Judges 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE ARM OF ARAM AND OF OTHNIEL Judges 3:1-11 WE come now to a statement of no small importance, which may be the cause of some perplexity. It is emphatically affirmed that God fulfilled His des...
Judges 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Delivered from Mesopotamian Oppression Judges 3:1-14 Our sins and failures will sometimes be so overruled as to promote the growth of our souls in the true knowledge of ourselves and of God. It...
Judges 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

God left certain nations, a company of stem, implacable enemies, in order to prove Israel. The overruling of God is set forth remarkably in this declaration. The people who had refused to cast out th...
Judges 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Othniel is the first judge of Israel after Joshua ' s death. But Reader! do not fail to observe, how he became the deliverer of Israel. It was because the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. Oh! how pr...
Judges 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him ,.... Moved him to engage in this work of delivering Israel, inspired him with courage, and filled him with every needful gift, qualifying him for it; the Ta...
Judges 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan...
Judges 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When the children of Israel cried unto the Lord When they returned to him in repentance, acknowledged him to be their only Protector and Saviour, and prayed fervently for pardon and deliverance; t...
Judges 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE NATIONS LEFT TO TEST ISRAEL (vv. 1-6) The younger Israelites had not learned war, and were faced now with learning it by means of the nations left in the land, for God is not going to exempt...
Judges 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Government of Othniel. B. C. 1336. 8 Therefore the anger of the L ORD was hot aga...
Judges 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, with extraordinary influences, endowing him with singular wisdom, and courage, and resolution; and stirring him up to this great undertaking. Compare Judges...
Judges 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And the Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan-rishathaim, king of Aram-naharaim into his hand. And his hand prevailed against Cus...
Judges 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS.— Judges 3:5-11 GREAT SIN AND SEVERE CHASTISEMENT CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 3:5 . And the children of Israel dwelt.] Here are two downward steps at once—a refusal to drive out...
Judges 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 3:7 . The children of Israel served Baalim and the groves. So is the French. אשׁרות asheroth; rendered by the Chaldaic and the Latin versions, lucis, light. The sense seems to be a revo...
Judges 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Othniel the son of Kenaz . .. and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. The controlling man It is the personal soul that is the basis of all action. Your machinery is soulless, and the true...
Judges 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This section introduces us into the actual narrative of the Book of Judges, the prefatory matter being now concluded. The whole book proceeds on the same model as this section does. T...
Judges 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Othniel Judge of Israel
Judges 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 ; 1 Samuel 10:6 ; 1 Samuel 11:6 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 2 Chronicles 15:1 ; 2 Chronicles 20:14 ; Hebrews 6:4 ; Judges 11:29 ; Judges 13:25 ; Judges 14:19 ; Judges 14:6 ;...
Judges 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Came upon him — With extraordinary influence, endowing him with singular wisdom and courage, and stirring him up to this great undertaking. Judged Israel — That is, pleaded and avenged the cause of...

Judges 3:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 3:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 3:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 3:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 3:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 3:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 3:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 3:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 3:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 3:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 3:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 3:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 3:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 3:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 3:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 3:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 3:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 3:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 3:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 3:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 3:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 3:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 3:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes