Judges 6:32 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal,i saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. ”

Judges 6:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He called him - i. e. “He was called” Jerubbaal, as being the person against whom it was popularly said that Baal might strive. See margin.
Judges 6:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Destruction of the Altar of Baal. We have seen that after the Conquest Yahweh was reverently and innocently called the Baal (Lord) of the land, and that loyal Israelites gave their children Baa...
Judges 6:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jerubbaal . Let Baal plead. 1 Samuel 12:11 ; 2 Samuel 11:21 .
Judges 6:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. He called him Jerubbaal - That is, Let Baal contend; changed, 2 Samuel 11:21...
Judges 6:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He called him Jerubbaal— Houbigant renders this, and perhaps more nearly to the Hebrew, Nomen fecerunt ei Jerubbaal; On that day they gave him the name of Jerubbaal; for he supposes, that his cou...
Judges 6:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. Therefore ... he called him - not Joash, but the people, so that it i...
Judges 6:32 - 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 6:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He called him. — Rather, people called him, he got the name of. The phrase is impersonal. ( Vocatus est, Vulg.; hiess man ihn, Luther.) Jerubbaal. — The name meant, “Let Baal strive;” but m...
Judges 6:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Judges 6:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Beginning Reform at Home Judges 6:28-40 The good sense of Joash saved his son. “Of what use is Baal to us,” said he, “if he cannot take care of himself?” Gideon had stood the divine test; can y...
Judges 6:32 - 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 6:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jerub-baal, that is, let Baal plead.
Judges 6:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal ,.... That is, Joash called his son Gideon by that name; who, some think, is the same with Jerombalus, the priest of the god Jevo, or Jehovah; from whom...
Judges 6:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. Ver. 32. He called him Jerubbaal, ] i.e., A man against whom Baal is to...
Judges 6:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He called his name Jerubbaal That is, Let Baal plead. The meaning is, either that Joash called Gideon so, Judges 8:1 , in remembrance of this noble exploit, and to put a brand on Baal; or that h...
Judges 6:32 - 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 6:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gideon Overturns the Altar of Baal; Gideon Rescued from the Mob. B. C. 1249. 25 And it...
Judges 6:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He called him, i.e. Joash called Gideon so, Judges 7:1 , in remembrance of this noble exploit, and to put a brand upon Baal.
Judges 6:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has broken down his altar.” ' Joash was a man of remarkable good sense who probably had little fai...
Judges 6:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 6— Judges 6:24-32 THE REMOVAL OF THE BARRIER TO DELIVERANCE CRITICAL NOTES.—one thing must be scrupulously gone about, ere a step can be taken to secure the much-needed emancipation of t...
Judges 6:32 - 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 6:32 - 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 6:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Throw down the altar of Baal. Baal’s altar destroyed 1. Observe God’s command to Gideon. He had been hitherto protesting against the idolatry of his family and country by a life of opposition,...
Judges 6:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 6:25 The same night , etc. The iron was hot; it was time to strike. As regards what follows, there are two ways of understanding the verse. One, that of the A.V; supposes...
Judges 6:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Gideon Granted Special Signs
Judges 6:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 12:11 ; 2 Samuel 11:21 ; Hosea 9:10 ; Jeremiah 11:13
Judges 6:32 - 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 6:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He called — Joash called Gideon so, Judges 8:29 , in remembrance of this noble exploit, and to put a brand upon Baal. Jerub — baal — That is, Let Baal plead. It is a probable conjecture, that that...

Judges 6:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 6:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:32 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 6:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 6:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 6:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 6:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 6:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 6:32 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 6:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 6:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 6:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 6:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 6:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 6:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 6:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 6:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 6:32 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 6:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 6:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 6:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 6:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 6:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 6:32 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 6:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes