Judges 4:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. ”

Judges 4:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Barak, like Gideon Judges 6:15 , Judges 6:36 , Judges 6:40 , and Abraham Genesis 15:2-3 ; Genesis 17:18 , and Moses Exodus 4:10 , Exodus 4:13 , and Peter Matthew 14:30-31 , exhibited some w...
Judges 4:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Barak said unto her, (e) If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, [then] I will not go. (e) Fearing his own weakness and his enemies power, he desires the prophe...
Judges 4:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Preparation for War. D's framework is found in Judges 4:1-4 and Judges 4:23 f. Judges 4-5. Deborah and Barak Deliver Israel. The record of this deliverance appears first in a prose and t...
Judges 4:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
Judges 4:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And Barak said unto her— Does not Barak shew here some degree of incredulity, ill agreeing with that eulogy given of him by St. Paul, Hebrews 11:32 ? Certainly not: his is not the language of incr...
Judges 4:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go. This somew...
Judges 4:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deborah and Barak This deliverance is described a second time in the early poem in Judges 5 (see on Judges 5:1 ). No other narrative describes more clearly the religious gathering of the clans,...
Judges 4:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If thou wilt go with me. — The enterprise seemed so daring and so hopeless, that if not for his own sake, yet for the sake of his army, Barak felt how much would be gained by the presence of the in...
Judges 4:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SIBYL OF MOUNT EPHRAIM Judges 4:1-24 THERE arises now in Israel a prophetess, one of those rare women whose souls burn with enthusiasm and holy purpose when the hearts of men are abject and...
Judges 4:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Woman's Deliverance Judges 4:1-11 The scene changes to the northern part of Canaan. Deborah probably belonged to Issachar, Judges 5:15 ; but her seat of government was removed to the hill co...
Judges 4:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

With almost wearisome monotony the story of declension, discipline, and deliverance goes forward. After the eighty years of rest, the children of Israel sinned again, and were delivered into the hand...
Judges 4:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I do not think that Barak, by this answer, manifested fear; but rather, it arose from the confidence he had, that by her accompanying him, the people would be the more convinced that the thing was of...
Judges 4:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Barak said unto her ,.... To Deborah, after she had delivered the words of the Lord unto him: if thou wilt go with me, then I will go ; which showed faith hi the word of the Lord, for which he...
Judges 4:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, [then] I will not go. Ver. 8. If thou wilt go with me. ] He is famous for his faith, Heb 11:32-33...
Judges 4:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If thou wilt go with me, then I will go No doubt he thought he had great reason for making this resolution, because he might want her advice in doubtful matters, and her authority also, both to rai...
Judges 4:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DEBORAH AND BARAK (vv.1-24) Ehud evidently judged Israel during 80 years of peace, but after his death Israel again turned from the Lord's ways, doing evil in His sight. It is not said what e...
Judges 4:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Project of Deborah and Barak. B. C. 1258. 4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of...
Judges 4:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

His offer to go with her shows the truth of his faith, for which he is praised, Hebrews 11:32 ; but his refusal to go without her shows the weakness of his faith, that he could not trust God's bar...
Judges 4:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Barak said to her, ‘If you will go with me, then I will go. But if you will not go with me, I will not go.' Barak was a warleader, not a prophet. He considered the ten units he would have w...
Judges 4:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE SAD HISTORY OF SIN CONTINUED.— Judges 4:1-11 CRITICAL NOTES. — Judges 4:1 . And the children of Israel again did evil, etc.] They “ continued to do evil .” After all the solemn and affecti...
Judges 4:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 4:1 . When Ehud was dead. This period includes eighty years from the death of Othniel, and was fraught with important events. Chushan's eight years of affliction, and Eglon's eighteen of pr...
Judges 4:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Deborah, a prophetess . .. Judged Israel. Deborah: woman’s attribute 1. Amongst the women of the Bible Deborah stands out in great prominence, though we know but little of her character. She...
Judges 4:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 4:2 Sold them . See Judges 2:14 , note. Jabin king of Hazor . The exact site of Hazor has not been identified with certainty, but it is conjectured by Robinson, with...
Judges 4:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophetess Deborah Calls Barak
Judges 4:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 4:10-14 ; Matthew 14:30 ; Matthew 14:31
Judges 4:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I will not go — His offer to go with her, shews the truth of his faith, for which he is praised, Hebrews 11:32 , but his refusal to go without her, shews the weakness of his faith, that he could n...

Judges 4:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 4:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 4:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 4:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 4:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 4:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 4:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 4:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 4:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 4:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 4:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 4:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 4:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 4:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 4:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 4:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 4:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 4:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 4:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 4:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 4:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 4:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 4:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 4:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 4:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 4:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes