1 Samuel 13:19-22; Deuteronomy 32:16; Deuteronomy 32:17; Judges 2:12; Judges 2:17; Judges 4:3
The “war in the gates” describes the hostile attacks of the Canaanites, which were the punishment of the idolatry of the Israelites (compare the ma...
They chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a (d) shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? (d) They had no heart to resi...
Judges 5. The Song of Deliverance. The Song of Deborah so called because of the words I, Deborah, arose ( Judges 5:7 ) is a splendid battle-ode, ev...
new gods. Compare Deuteronomy 32:16 . Was there... ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? They chose new gods - This was the...
They chose new gods— This verse is differently rendered. Some interpreters suppose that the meaning simply is, that in consequence of the Israeliti...
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? They chose new gods. This cl...
Deborah's Triumph Song This song celebrates the victory of Judges 4 but from the point of view, not of a later annalist, but of a contemporary p...
The first two clauses are very obscure; the second should perhaps be 'the barley-bread failed.'
They chose new gods. — The Chaldee and the LXX. agree in this interpretation, which is strongly supported by Deuteronomy 32:16-17 . The Syriac and...
DEBORAH'S SONG: A DIVINE VISION Judges 5:1-31 THE song of Deborah and Barak is twofold, the first portion, ending with the eleventh verse, a ch...
the Song of a “Mother in Israel” Judges 5:1-11 One of the noblest odes in literature! It celebrates a mighty victory through the enthusiastic c...
Here we have preserved for us the great song of Deborah, composed and sung in celebration of the victory. It is full of fire and passion and is a rem...
Deborah takes a most effectual method to heighten to the view of the people, the deliverance their God had wrought for them, by dwelling more particu...
They chose new gods ,.... That is, Israel, as most of the Jewish commentators interpret it; for the verb is singular, and Israel agrees well with it...
They chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? Ver. 8. They chose new gods. ]...
They chose , &c. That is, the Israelites, after the death of Ehud, forsook the Lord, and served other gods. And they did not only submit to idol...
THE SONG OF DEBORAH AND BARAK (vv.1-31) To celebrate God's great victory over Canaan, Deborah and Barak sang a remarkable song. Since Deborah's...
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7...
They did not only submit to idolatry when they were forced to it by tyrants, but they freely chose new gods ; new to them, and unknown to their fath...
The Condition of Israel and The Rise of Deborah ( Judges 5:6-8 ). Judges 5:6 “In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, In the days of Jael...
THE THANKSGIVING SONG OF THE REDEEMED CHURCH .— Judges 5:1-11 CRITICAL NOTES.—The subject matter of this song is an ascription of praise to th...
Judges 5:7-8 I. Perhaps the general idea of a village in the Bible was of a cluster of unwalled huts or houses, without a synagogue; but we may be...
Judges 5:4 . When thou wentest out of Seir. God came from Teman, in Seir; he covered the heavens with his glory, and the earth was full of his pra...
Then sang Deborah and Barak. Leaders who lead This is far better given in the Revised Version: “For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, f...
EXPOSITION Judges 5:1 Then sang Deborah , etc. The ode which follows was doubtless the composition of Deborah the prophetess, and was sung...
The Glory and Power of Israel
They, the people of Israel, chose new gods, the cause of their downfall, the reason for their misery; then was war in the gates, as a result of t...
Chose — They did not only submit to idolatry when they were forced to it by tyrants, but they freely chose it. New gods — New to them, and unknown...
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?