Judges 6:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? ”

Judges 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord looked upon him - That gracious look conferred immediate strength (compare Ephesians 6:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; John 20:22 ; Acts 3:6 ) The change of phrase from “the angel of the L...
Judges 6:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the (e) LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy (f) might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? (e) That is, Christ appearing in visible form....
Judges 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:11 . On the angel of Yahweh see Judges 2:1 ; Genesis 16:7 *. For oak read terebinth. While the primitive Semites were animists, the Israelites came to associate Yahweh's own presence w...
Judges 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thy might. His might lay in the knowledge of Jehovah's strength ( Judges 6:13 ) and his own weakness.
Judges 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? Go in this thy might - What does the angel mean? He had...
Judges 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? Go in this thy might ... have not I sent thee?...
Judges 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Gideon and the Midianites The story of Gideon, which runs from Judges 6:1 to Judges 8:33 , is more detailed than that of Deborah and Barak; and, from the details, it would appear that different...
Judges 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Lord looked upon him. — Here, as in Genesis 18:13 ; Genesis 18:17 ; Genesis 18:20 , the angel speaks as the Lord, and it has been hence inferred that this angel was no created angel, but “th...
Judges 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE DESERT HORDES; AND THE MAN AT OPHRAH Judges 6:1-14 JABIN king of Canaan defeated and his nine hundred chariots turned into ploughshares, we might expect Israel to make at last a start in it...
Judges 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Farmer Called to Be Deliverer Judges 6:7-18 God is not content with sending a prophet to condemn our sins; He commissions an angel to bring help. Surely there is truth in the old belief that...
Judges 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After the passing of these forty years, sin again brought punishment. The people passed under the oppression of Midian. It was oppression of the severest kind and lasted for seven years. A terrible p...
Judges 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader not to overlook the expression, the Lord looked upon him. Was there not somewhat particularly striking in this look of the Lord? Surely his grace, his power, his love, his promised f...
Judges 6:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

GIDEON ‘And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?’ Judges 6:14 I. Gideon’s attitude tow...
Judges 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord looked upon him ,.... The same before called the angel of the Lord, and who was no other than Jehovah himself; who looked upon him with great earnestness, and with great delight and ple...
Judges 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? Ver. 14. And the Lord looked upon him. ] As well lik...
Judges 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord looked upon him With a settled, pleasant, and animating countenance, as a testimony of his favour and readiness to help him. And said, Go in this thy might In the power of this commissio...
Judges 6:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE OPPRESSION OF MIDIAN (vv.1-10) However, Israel again repeated the evil of departing from the Lord. This time the Lord used Midian to put them under a yoke of oppression which lasted seven ye...
Judges 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Call of Gideon. B. C. 1249. 11 And there came an angel of the L ORD , and sat under...
Judges 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord looked upon him, with a settled and pleasant countenance, as a testimony of his favour to him, and of his readiness to help him. Go in this thy might; or, go now , or at this time, i...
Judges 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Yahweh looked on him and said, “Go in this your might and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?” ' The Angel now revealed Who He was. It was Yahweh Himself Who looked on...
Judges 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 6.— Judges 6:11-24 THE UNSEEN FRIEND CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 6:11 . There came an angel of the Lord. ] Rather, “ the angel of the Lord came .” The reference being to one particular per...
Judges 6:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 6-8 In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were...
Judges 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 6:1 . The Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian, the descendants of Abraham's fourth son by Keturah, who oppressed them for seven years. Genesis 25:2 . Judges 6:3 . The children o...
Judges 6:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

There came an Angel of the Lord . .. Gideon threshed wheat. Gideon’s angelic visitor I. That a man, when actively and unostentatiously doing his duty, is best fitted for the reception of hea...
Judges 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 6:11 An angel , etc. Rather, the angel of the Lord , otherwise called "the angel of his presence" ( Isaiah 63:9 ). In Judges 6:14 , Judges 6:16 , Judges 6:23 , for...
Judges 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Angel of the Lord Appears to Gideon
Judges 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 14:10 ; 1 Chronicles 14:9 ; 1 Samuel 12:11 ; Hebrews 11:32 ; Hebrews 11:34 ; Joshua 1:5-9 ; Judges 4:6 ; Judges 6:11
Judges 6:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Gideon's Call to Conquest Judges 6:11-40 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There come times of special exigencies when God speaks to special men calling them to special service. Such a call came to Gideon,...
Judges 6:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Looked — With a settled and pleasant countenance, as a testimony of his favour, and readiness to help him. Go — Or, go now, in thy might: in the strength which thou hast already received, and dost...

Judges 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 6:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 6:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 6:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Judges 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 6:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 6:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 6:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 6:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 6:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 6:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes