Judges 8:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. ”

Judges 8:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Pursuit on the East of Jordan. This section is not continuous with the preceding one. The men of Israel, who were gathered together after the battle ( Judges 7:23 ), and the Ephraimites, who we...
Judges 8:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 269 FAINT, YET PURSUING Judges 8:4 . Faint, yet pursuing. THERE are those who speak of Gideon as a type of Christ. But, excepting as a deliverer raised up in an extraordinary manner...
Judges 8:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them . Faint, yet pursuing - The Vulgate paraphrases this, et prae lassitudine,...
Judges 8:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over - much exhausted, but eager to c...
Judges 8:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Judges 8:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Gideon came to Jordan. — This verse resumes the narrative of Judges 7:23 . The intermediate verses are an episode, and they are only here introduced by anticipation, in order to close the noti...
Judges 8:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY" Judges 7:8-25 - Judges 8:1-21 THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a singular...
Judges 8:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath Judges 7:24-25 ; Judges 8:1-12 The fleeing host made for the three fords of the Jordan, and with all haste Gideon summoned the tribes to anticipate them. The w...
Judges 8:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Judges 8:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! remark the state of Gideon's little army; faint, yet pursuing. Is not this the exact representation of all the army of Jesus? Who more faint than the harassed soldier of the great Captain of...
Judges 8:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over ..... That river; Judges 7:25 he and three hundred men that were with him, at the defeat of the Midianites in the valley of Jezreel; so that neither at...
Judges 8:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them]. Ver. 4. And Gideon came to Jordan. ] This was before that bickering he...
Judges 8:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Gideon came to Jordan and passed over Or rather, had passed over, for he went over Jordan before Oreb and Zeeb were taken; but this is not mentioned till now, that what concerned the Ephraimites mi...
Judges 8:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Judges 8:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gideon Pursues the Midianites. B. C. 1249. 4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed o...
Judges 8:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Passed over, or, had passed over : when he passed over, See Poole on " Judges 7:25 " .
Judges 8:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.' Gideon came to the Jordan. The last part of Judges 7:25 and Judges 8:1-3 ha...
Judges 8:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE COMPLETION OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE. Judges 8:1-17 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 8:1 . And the men of Ephraim said , etc.] i.e .—after Gideon had reached the trans-Jordanic side...
Judges 8:4 - 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 8:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Judges 8:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Faint, yet pursuing. Gideon and his three hundred I. The army. Merely three hundred devoted warriors, under command of a trusted leader. But no unreliable material in their midst. Each true as...
Judges 8:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 8:4 Came to Jordan . The narrative goes back to Judges 7:24 , to follow up the personal history of Gideon, from which the writer had been diverted to relate the result o...
Judges 8:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Difficulties with Ephraim and the Cities Succoth and Penuel
Judges 8:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 14:28 ; 1 Samuel 14:29 ; 1 Samuel 14:31 ; 1 Samuel 14:32 ; 1 Samuel 30:10 ; 2 Corinthians 4:16 ; 2 Corinthians 4:8 ; 2 Corinthians 4:9 ; Galatians 6:9 ; Hebrews 12:1-4
Judges 8:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Passed over — Or, had passed over.

Judges 8:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Judges 8:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 8:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 8:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 8:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 8:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 8:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 8:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 8:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 8:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 8:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 8:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 8:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 8:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 8:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 8:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 8:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes