“ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. ”
Gideon Refuses a Kingdom, and Erects an Ephod. Long before the Israelites had any human kings. Yahweh was regarded as their Divine King, and Gideon, like Samuel ( 1 Samuel 8:7 ; 1 Samuel 10:19 ;...
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. Jerubbaal ... went and dwelt in his own house. Bochart conjectures that Gideon is the person meant by Sanchoniathon, the Phoeni...
History of the Judges ( Judges 3:5 to Judges 16:31 ) On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with six o...
Jerubbaal. — The sudden reversion to this name may be significant. Baal had failed to “plead,” but nevertheless Gideon was not safe from idolatrous tendencies.
ABIMELECH AND JOTHAM Judges 8:29-35 ; Judges 9:1-57 THE history we are tracing moves from man to man; the personal influence of the hero is everything while it lasts and confusion follows on h...
“Through Slaughter to a Throne” Judges 8:29-35 ; Judges 9:1-6 The Children of Israel were guilty of great fickleness and instability. They soon relapsed into Baal worship and forgot to show ki...
Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he had not called them to his help. The men of Succoth and Penu...
The retired state of Gideon, after the Lord had blessed Israel through his instrumentality, may serve to teach the believer the humbleness of mind becoming the Lord's servants. It is sweet, when we a...
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash ,.... That is, Gideon, Jerubbaal being another name of his; see Judges 6:32 went and dwelt in his own house; which was at Ophrah, as appears from Judges 9:5 the wa...
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. Ver. 29. Went and dwelt in his own house. ] As finding by experience, that high seats are never but uneasy; and that many a care att...
Dwelt in his own house Not in his father's house, as he did before; nor yet in a court like a king, as the people desired; but in a middle state, as a judge, for the preservation and maintenance of...
GRIEVOUS WORDS AND A SOFT ANSWER (vv. 1-3) But the men of Ephraim were resentful that Gideon had called them so late rather than when he began his campaign against Midian (v.1). They did not sto...
Israel's Return to Idolatry. B. C. 1249. 29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dw...
Not in his father's house, as he did before; nor yet in a court, like a king, as the people desired; but in a middle state, as a judge, for the preservation and maintenance of their religion and libe...
The Final Days of Gideon ( Judges 8:29-35 ). Judges 8:29 ‘ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.' He was now accepted as a ruler in his own right and set up his own...
CHAPTER 8 FINAL DEALING WITH THE ENEMY—GIDEON’S LAST DAYS. Judges 8:18-35 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 8:18 . Then said he , etc.] This must have taken place when Gideon arrived at home; for it wa...
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 8:16 . He taught the men of Succoth. The LXX read, he threshed them. This little city of forty or fifty families was blinded, in giving this answer to Gideon. Soldiers fighting for their...
Rule thou over us . .. for thou hast delivered us. Gideon’s after-life Many a man does well in times of difficulty and danger who fails entirely in prosperity. It remains for us to see wheth...
EXPOSITION Judges 8:22 , Judges 8:23 Rule thou , etc. The gratitude of Israel to their great deliverer, added to a sense that it would be for their own security, and to a desire, alre...
The Consequences of the Campaign
1 Samuel 12:11 ; Judges 6:32 ; Nehemiah 5:14 ; Nehemiah 5:15
His own house — Not in his father's house; as he did before; nor yet in a court like a king, as the people desired; but in a middle state, as a judge for the preservation and maintenance of their r...