“ And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. ”
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...
And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Fear not: thou shalt not die - Here the discovery is made by God himself: Gideon is not curiously prying into forbidden...
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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...
The Lord said unto him. — How this intimation was given we are not told. The LXX. do not here change “the Lord” into “the angel of the Lord.” Peace be unto thee; fear not. — Comp. Daniel 10:7-9...
GIDEON, ICONOCLAST AND REFORMER Judges 6:15-32 "The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour":-so has the prophetic salutation come to the young man at the threshing floor of Ophrah. It is...
Face to Face with the Angel of Jehovah Judges 6:19-27 Gideon realized the momentous character of that interview. He only wanted to be sure that it was no dream or fancy, and so hence the propos...
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...
There is a great beauty in this verse, if read in gospel language. The eye that beholds God in Christ, is so far from being in danger of death, that in him he beholds peace with God through Jesus Chr...
And the Lord said unto him ,.... Either by a secret impulse upon his spirit, or by a voice from heaven; and even, as Kimchi observes, the angel, after he ascended, might cause this voice to be heard...
And the LORD said unto him, Peace [be] unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Ver. 23. Fear not: thou shalt not die.] Death is dreadful to nature, as being its slaughter man, and hell's purveyor....
There rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh By which he showed himself not to be a man that needed such provisions, but the Son of God; and by this instance of his omnipotency, gave...
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...
The Call of Gideon. B. C. 1249. 11 And there came an angel of the L ORD , and sat under...
The Lord spake by inward suggestion, rather than in a visible apparition. Peace be unto thee; thou shalt receive no hurt by this vision, as thou fearest; but only peace , i. e. all the blessings n...
‘ And Yahweh said to him, “Peace be to you, do not be afraid, you shall not die.” ' In reply Yahweh gave him peace in his heart about it. He assured him that he would not die as a result of his e...
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 6-8 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 6:1 . 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...
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...
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...
The Angel of the Lord Appears to Gideon
Daniel 10:19 ; Genesis 32:30 ; Genesis 43:23 ; John 14:27 ; John 20:19 ; John 20:26 ; Psalms 85:8 ; Romans 1:7
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,...
Said unto him — Perhaps by an audible voice. Peace be to thee — Thou shalt receive no hurt by this vision; but only peace, that is, all the blessings needful for thy own happiness, and for the pres...