Judges 5:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. ”

Judges 5:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The blessing here pronounced is in strong contrast with the curse of Meroz. Deborah speaks of Jael’s deed by the light of her own age, which did not make manifest the evil of guile and bloodshed; t...
Judges 5:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessing of Jael. Jael's deed is unhesitatingly and emphatically approved. While the oppressor of Israel stood in her tent, drinking the milk she gave him, she suddenly felled him to the earth...
Judges 5:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Blessed above women. Compare Luke 1:28 "among". See notes on Judges 4:4 ; Judges 4:17 ; Judges 5:7 ; Judges 5:11 ; Judges 5:30 .
Judges 5:24 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 264 JAEL AND SISERA Judges 5:24-27 . Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. He asked water, and she gave him mil...
Judges 5:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Blessed above women shall Jael - be - She shall be highly celebrated as a most heroic wom...
Judges 5:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord— It is plain from the corresponding clause, that Meroz was a city, the inhabitants whereof refused to assist in this war, and therefore are thus solemnl...
Judges 5:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Blessed above women shall Jael ... be. A high eulogy is pronounced on her devoted...
Judges 5:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Deborah's Triumph Song This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary poet—very possibly (though see Judges 5:12 ) the p...
Judges 5:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Blessed above women. — Jael would be regarded as a patriotic heroine, whose daring had secured to Israel the fruits of their victory. The morals of that early age were not sufficiently enlightened...
Judges 5:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION Judges 5:1-31 THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending with the eleventh verse, a chant of rising hope and pious encouragement during...
Judges 5:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

at the Mercy of Midian Judges 5:24-31 ; Judges 6:1-6 What a contrast our reading suggests between those that love the Lord and go from strength to strength in the undimming luster and influenc...
Judges 5:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and is a remarkable index to the character of the woman hersel...
Judges 5:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If the Reader, after reading all these verses as they stand in their proper places, will attend to the several things contained in them, he wilt find that Deborah takes a view of the whole army both...
Judges 5:24 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE BLESSING ON JAEL ‘Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.’ Judges 5:24 The main interest of this narrative lies with...
Judges 5:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be ,.... Under the same influence that Meroz was cursed, Jael is blessed, the one for not helping Israel in a public way, the other for do...
Judges 5:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. Ver. 24. Above women in the tent. ] A fit place for women to be found in, but not for...
Judges 5:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed , &c. This is a beautiful and striking transition, whereby the prophetess passes from the curse pronounced by the command of the angel on the Merozites to the blessing of Jael, on whom s...
Judges 5:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK (vv.1-31) To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a remarkable song. Since Deborah's name is mentioned first, it seems likely that she...
Judges 5:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a...
Judges 5:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Blessed above women; celebrated, and praised, and endowed with all sorts of blessings more than they. But of this fact of Jael s, See Poole on " Judges 4:21 " . In the tent; in her tent or habit...
Judges 5:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Cursed and the Blessed ( Judges 5:23-27 ). Judges 5:23 “Curse you Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh, Curse you bitterly (literally ‘curse cursing') its inhabitants, Because they came no...
Judges 5:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 5— Judges 5:23-31 THE MISERABLE END OF THE WICKED CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 5:23 . Curse ye Meroz, etc.] (See above p. 285.) No fellow creature may presume to pronounce a curse on anoth...
Judges 5:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 5:24 The main interest of this narrative lies with a woman. Deborah is one of the most striking figures in Jewish history. She was the leader and guide of her countrymen in the effort which...
Judges 5:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 5:4 . When thou wentest out of Seir. God came from Teman, in Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of his praise. Zechariah 3:3 . In like manner he now arose...
Judges 5:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed above women shall Jael . .. be. The blessing of Jael And whose lips are they which pronounce this blessing? Indeed, it is Deborah the prophetess who sings this song; it is Deborah, b...
Judges 5:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 5:1 Then sang Deborah , etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung by her (as the gender of the Hebrew verb indicate...
Judges 5:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat and Death of Sisera
Judges 5:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 14:19 ; Judges 4:17 ; Luke 1:28 ; Luke 1:42 ; Proverbs 31:31
Judges 5:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blessed — Celebrated, and endowed with all sorts of blessings more than they. In the tent — In her tent or habitation, in her house and family, and all her affairs: for she and hers dwelt in tents....

Judges 5:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 5:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 5:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 5:24 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Judges 5:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 5:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 5:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 5:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 5:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 5:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 5:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 5:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 5:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 5:24 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Judges 5:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 5:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 5:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 5:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 5:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 5:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 5:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 5:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 5:24 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 5:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 5:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 5:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 5:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 5:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 5:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes