Judges 7:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. ”

Judges 7:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon - The word rendered tumbled in Judges 7:13 , is rather descriptive of a sword brandished (compare Genesis 3:24 ). Hence, the interpretation “the sw...
Judges 7:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Gideon's Visit to the Midfanite Camp. The heroic leader was next encouraged, not by a dream of his own, but by one which he heard told at night in the camp of the enemy. The significant features of...
Judges 7:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God . ha-'Elohim here (= the God), because in connection with Midianites, His creatures. Not Jehovah, App-4.
Judges 7:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. Into his hand hat...
Judges 7:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. Gideon the so...
Judges 7:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Rout of Midian 1-7. Gideon's choice of his Followers.
Judges 7:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon. — The sort of dread which revealed itself by this instant interpretation of the dream shows that Israel Was formidable even in its depression, doubtle...
Judges 7:14 - 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 7:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Sword of Jehovah and of Gideon Judges 7:9-23 Gideon asked for the sign of the fleece, but God, without his asking, gave him that of the barley-cake. It was only barley-bread, the cheape...
Judges 7:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the story of perhaps one of the most remarkable conflicts in the whole history of the people. As we have seen, it was a time when they had been cruelly oppressed as the result of disobedience...
Judges 7:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe, the gracious condescension of God, thus to furnish out means for the strengthening of Gideon's faith. Though the Lord Jesus is both the author and finisher of our faith, and all the faith hi...
Judges 7:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And his fellow answered and said ,.... As the dream was no doubt from God, so the interpretation of it was; it was he that put into the mind of the soldier's comrade to whom he told it to interpret...
Judges 7:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And his fellow answered and said, This [is] nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: [for] into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. Ver. 14. This...
Judges 7:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And lo, a cake tumbled into the host of Midian A weak and contemptible thing, and in itself as unable to overthrow a tent as to remove a mountain; but, being thrown by a divine hand, it bore down a...
Judges 7:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISRAEL'S ARMY REDUCED BY GOD (vv. 1-9) Gideon's influence had gathered 32,000 men, and they encamped south of the encampment of the Midianites, prepared for battle (v. 1).Compared to Midian, thi...
Judges 7:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

9 And it came to pass the same night, that the L ORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou wit...
Judges 7:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As there are many examples of. significant dreams given by God to heathens, as Ge 41 Da 2 Da 4 , so some of them had the gift of interpreting dreams; which they sometimes did by study and art, and s...
Judges 7:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And his fellow answered and said, “This is none other than the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, a man of Israel. Into his hand has God delivered Midian and all the host.” ' His companion cert...
Judges 7:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE ARMY OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE I. The Diminution of its Numbers Judges 7:1-8 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 7:1 . Then Jerubbaal .] The name is given as the challenger of Baal , the man wh...
Judges 7:14 - 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 7:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 7:1 . The well of Harod; equivalent to terror, from the panic of the Midianites. It is situate on the south side of Gilboa. Judges 7:2 . The people with thee are too many, while human f...
Judges 7:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

A cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian. Encouragement for Gideon Gideon felt that he was but the thin, weak, limp cake; that there was a ludicrous disproportion between the mean...
Judges 7:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 7:9 Get thee down , etc; i.e . attack the camp at once with thy 300 men. But if thou art afraid to do so, go down first alone with Phurah thy servant, and hear what they...
Judges 7:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat of the Midianites
Judges 7:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 7:6 ; 2 Kings 7:7 ; Exodus 15:14 ; Exodus 15:15 ; Job 1:10 ; Joshua 2:24 ; Joshua 2:9 ; Joshua 5:1 ; Numbers 22:38 ; Numbers 23:20 ; Numbers 23:5 ; Numbers 24:10-13
Judges 7:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon Judges 7:1-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are coming to our second study concerning Gideon. We are sure that many things of value will be found in this remarkable...
Judges 7:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His fellow answered, &c. — As there are many examples of significant dreams, given by God to Heathens, so some of them had the gift of interpreting dreams; which they sometimes did by divine di...

Judges 7:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 7:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 7:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 7:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 7:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 7:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 7:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 7:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 7:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 7:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 7:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 7:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 7:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 7:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 7:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 7:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 7:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 7:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 7:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 7:14 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 7:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 7:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 7:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 7:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 7:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 7:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Judges 7:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes