Judges 6:36 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, ”

Judges 6:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The caution of Gideon, desirous of being assured that he really had a promise from God, does not imply doubts as to God’s faithfulness or power to fulfill His promise. Of such doubts there is not a...
Judges 6:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Gideon said unto God, (p) If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, (p) This request proceeds not from infidelity, but that he might be confirmed in his calling.
Judges 6:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Midianite Raid, and the Sign of the Fleece. The broad and deep Vale of Jezreel, lying between Gilboa and Moreh, leads up from Jordan to the Great Plain. Judges 6:34 . Gideon now felt the Di...
Judges 6:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. See note on Judges 6:12 .
Judges 6:36 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 266 GIDEON’S FLEECE Judges 6:36-40 . And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the d...
Judges 6:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, If thou wilt save Israel - Gideon was very bold, and God was very condescending. But probably the request itself wa...
Judges 6:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 6:36 , &c. And Gideon said unto God, &c.— This request, no doubt, was made to God in prayer, and was rather for the confirmation of their faith who joined Gideon, than from any...
Judges 6:36 - 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 6:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If thou wilt save Israel. — This diffidence and hesitation show the seriousness of the crisis. Gideon saw that by human strength alone he would be utterly helpless to repel the countless hosts of t...
Judges 6:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

"THE PEOPLE ARE YET TOO MANY" Judges 6:33-40 ; Judges 7:1-7 ANOTHER day of hope and energy has dawned. One hillside at least rises sunlit out of darkness with the altar of Jehovah on its summi...
Judges 6:36 - 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 6:36 - 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 6:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is probable that those requests of Gideon were more for the confirmation of the faith of his companions, than for his own; similar to those questions which John the Baptist sent to Jesus. For they...
Judges 6:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Gideon said unto God ,.... Not to a prophet of God who was there, of whom he asked the following signs to be done, as Ben Gersom, but to God in prayer, as Abarbinel: if thou wilt save Israel b...
Judges 6:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, Ver. 36. And Gideon said unto God. ] These signs he desired of God, not out of infidelity, but in all humility,...
Judges 6:36 - 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 6:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gideon's Fleece. B. C. 1249. 33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the chi...
Judges 6:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Gideon said this in way of humble supplication, partly for the strengthening of his own faith, and partly for the greater encouragement of his soldiers in this great and strange attempt.
Judges 6:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said.” ' Gideon is about to ask another sign. Note that the request is made to ‘God', not Yahweh, and thus continues thr...
Judges 6:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 6— Judges 6:33-40 PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONFLICT CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 6:33 . Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites. ] As to the Amalekites, see Judges 6:3 , and ch. Judges 3:1...
Judges 6:36 - 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 6:36 - 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 6:36 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will put a fleece of wool in the floor. Gideon’s request 1. Impossible though it may be to acquit Gideon of unreasonableness, in demanding farther proofs of the certainty wherewith he might r...
Judges 6:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 6:33 The Midianites , etc. See Judges 6:3 , note. The valley of Jezreel . Rather, the plain , "the great plain of Esdraelon," as the Book of Judith styles it (Judi...
Judges 6:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Gideon Granted Special Signs
Judges 6:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 20:9 ; Exodus 4:1-9 ; Judges 6:14 ; Judges 6:17-20 ; Matthew 16:1 ; Psalms 103:13 ; Psalms 103:14
Judges 6:36 - 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 6:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Gideon said — In a way of humble supplication, for the strengthening his own faith, and for the greater encouragement of his soldiers in this great attempt.

Judges 6:36 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 6:36 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 6:36 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:36 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 6:36 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Judges 6:36 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 6:36 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Judges 6:36 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:36 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 6:36 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 6:36 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 6:36 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 6:36 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 6:36 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 6:36 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 6:36 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:36 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 6:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 6:36 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 6:36 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 6:36 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 6:36 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 6:36 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 6:36 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 6:36 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 6:36 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 6:36 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 6:36 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes