1 Kings 22:27; 1 Kings 22:28; Judges 8:17
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again (f) in peace, I will break down this tower. (f) Having gotten the victory.
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 b...
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. I will break down this tower - Probably t...
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. He spake ... When I come again .....
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. T...
Othniel ] cp. Judges 1:13 Tower ] Where a city had no walls, a central stronghold was frequent. In the middle ages the church tower sometimes se...
When I come again in peace. — Comp. 1 Kings 22:27 . I will break down this tower. — If the strength of their citadel emboldened them to refuse...
"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 Mi...
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 Gi...
Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he had not ca...
The men of Succoth, and of Penuel, were Israelites by descent, but sadly degenerated from the spirit of Israel. The Reader will recollect, however, t...
Ver. 9 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel ,.... In a threatening way, as he had spoken to the men of Succoth: saying, when I come again in pea...
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. Ver. 9. I will break down this tower....
Judges 8:7 ; Judges 8:9 . With the thorns of the wilderness The city was near a wilderness that abounded with thorns and briers. Penuel Anot...
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 h...
Gideon Pursues the Midianites. B. C. 1249....
Your confidence in which makes you thus proud and presumptuous. He implies that he would afterwards destroy their persons, as is expressed, Judges...
‘And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” ' His response to the elders of Penuel...
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...
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 n...
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 t...
The princes of Succoth . .. The men of Penuel. Patience under provocation Instead of being supported, as they had good right to expect they...
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 t...
Difficulties with Ephraim and the Cities Succoth and Penuel
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower, the strongest part of the city's fortific...
Your tower — Your confidence in which makes you thus proud and presumptuous.
9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.