Judges 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. While the format may make it appear that the commentary is primarily for the scholar, reading the comment and explanation sections will provide plenty of. The book of judges is the second book in neviim prophets, the second section of the tanach hebrew bible. Open your bibles to the 8th chapter of the book of judges. God sets forth what he had done for israel, and what he had promised. The book of judges niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 7 the. Commentary on the book of jude 1jude, a bondservant of jesus christ, and brother of james, jude identifies himself in the way that most of the early church leaders did by calling himself a bondservant. The people were supposed to recognize the lord as their king. When people do whatever they want without any standard for right or wrong, evil results. The author of this work has quoted writers of articles and books. The book of judges new international commentary on. In deuteronomy chapters 27 and 28, we can read what would happen in israels future. Watch our overview video on the book of judges, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
Why the commentaries are wrong about the judges knowing. And if i were to take a poll here today i imagine that most of us dont know very much about this character abimelech or his story. No other book in the bible contains such graphic violence and accounts of horrific sexual abuse judg. The following statements in judges indicate its origin at the beginning of king sauls reign. The best example of this is daniel block, whose commentary on judges is widely considered one of the best on the book. The book of judges, which is believed to have been written by the prophet samuel around 1050 bc, presents us with a sad and turbulent period in israels history. The book of judges describes the time after the death of joshua judges 1. The final tipping point, my latest published novel, was the fourth in the detective parker havenot series which has been referenced previously on this blog. Susan niditchs commentary on the book of judges pays careful attention to the literary and narrative techniques of the text and yields fresh readings of the book s difficult passages.
Deborah tells barak, an israelite general, that god commands him to take 10,000 soldiers from the tribes of naphtali and zebulun and attack jabins army. When this book uses the term judge, it doesnt mean someone who sits in a court and decides legal issues. As in many other books in the old testament the author of the book of judges is not mentioned either. Judges 1 niv israel fights the remaining canaanites. Canaanite king jabin oppresses israel prophetess deborah and judge barak 416 jael kills army chief sisera 1724 5. The book of judges by barry webb 9780802826282 best.
Judges 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Part of this oath meant that no razor shall touch his head. In this commentary i have tried to let judges be what it is instead of taming it. Judges 1 niv israel fights the remaining canaanites bible. F1 the language used in this poem is identifiable with, the canaanite poetry of the second millennium b. Deborah, a prophetess and the only female judge in the book. The book of judges, sefer shoftim is the seventh book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. These books tell of the israelites reign over the land of canaan and have a heavy focus on divine reward and punishment. Judges 1 new international version niv israel fights the remaining canaanites. Meditations of a christian hedonist and most recently why i love the apostle paul.
You can find the best commentary on judges for you using the tools on the right side. This does not mean that the author endorses or recommends the works of others. As we shall see, one of the major themes in judges is that there was no human king in israel. Jude which in hebrew is judas was one of four halfbrothers of jesus christ mark 6. I think the most likely candidate for human authorship is samuel. Othniel, the first judge 711 judge ehud kills fat king eglon 1230 judge shamgar 31 4. Justice sandra day oconnor and president ronald reagan after her historic swearingin in september 1981. They were specially gifted by god for leadership in their times, and the people of god recognized and respected that gifting. According to ancient jewish tradition the author was. He is not the same judas as the apostle judas who was the son of james luke 6.
Commentary on the book of jude relevant bible teaching. Study guide on the book of judges, on line bible commentary for book of judges, niv commentary judges, free commentary on the book of judges. He understands that his life is to be willfully surrendered to the call of christ upon his life. Verses 15 it was the great angel of the covenant, the word, the son of god, who spake with divine authority as jehovah, and now called them to account for their disobedience. Aug 16, 2009 the book of judges also sets the stage for the book of ruth. Indeed, the crushing of the head of the enemy is one of the most obvious themes in the book. The book of judges describes the continuing attempts of the israelites to settle in central palestine in the period between 1250 and bc and consists of a series of stories about individual judges who, in the earlier period of settlement, as military leaders, saved the people in attacks by hostile neighbours and in the later period of. Eminently readable, exegetically thorough, and written in an emotionally warm style that flows from his keen sensitivity to the text, barry webbs commentary on judges is exactly what is needed to engage. Jude concludes by telling christians that god is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only god, our savior, through jesus christ our lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.
The author views the ruler from the tribe of judah as the savior of the nation. Judges with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Book of judges matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Victory song of deborah and barak 1 stars fight against sisera 20 torrent of. Trent butler expounds on the book of judges as a riddle.
The book of judges is concerned with the period from the death of joshua 1. Eli and samuel, the two judges that fall not within this book, were of levi. The hebrew word shophetim is derived from a word meaning to put right, and so to rule, and this is exactly what these men did. The book takes up a dreary theme of failure and disobedience and presents it with irony, satire, and humor. As bad as things were in israel during the days of the judges, there were still men like boaz who delighted to obey gods law, which meant showing. Exploring two vastly different pictures of the israelite people as displayed in the books of judges. The jews referred to the books of joshua, judges, samuel, and kings as the former prophets. The number of verses in this book is six hundred and eighteen. He is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god. Judges 2 chapter 1 the book of judges is the history of israel during the government of the judges, who were occasional deliverers, raised up by god to rescue israel from their oppressors, to reform the state of religion, and to administer justice to the people. Book of judges bible study outline judges commentary part one the cycle of sin defined by i gordon. Judges 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The book of joshua had ended on a fairly optimistic note.
The book of judges was written to evoke shock and disgust at the horrific sinfulness of which humans are capable when they abandon god. Jude contending for the faith these shorter letters of the new testament are often neglected, but the neglect of this important letter says more about us than it does about the book of jude. A list of the best commentaries on judges ranked by scholars. These instances of humor not only enliven the stories, they also provide the keys that he uses to address the scholarly riddles the book so frequently presents. If they were not loyal to him, he would curse them. Judges summary paul tripps bible study episode 011 judges. Was jude one of the disciples and if not, who was he. The book of judges cambridge bible commentaries on. Its neglect reflects more the superficiality of the generation that neglects it than the irrelevance of its burning message. This recapitulation should not obscure the fact that the great burden of the book of judges relates to what happened after the death of joshua, as stated in judg. A critical and expository commentary on the book of judges.
The book called judges was in the hebrew scriptures. Like samuel, whose story follows shortly after the book of judges, samson was a nazir, dedicated from birth to serve god. As with most of the commentaries in the word biblical commentary series, the volume on judges, written by trent butler, does a great job of combining serious scholarship with readability. Book of judges bible study commentary the cycle of sin. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. We shall meet him several times in the book of judges. This volume is the mature fruit of three decades of study and reflection on the book of judges. In line, therefore, with making this abundantly clear, the author of judges included a recapitulation of many events recorded in the book of joshua. Butler observes that judges is a complex work of literature.
This period would correspond to the late bronze age and the early iron age. The book of judges is filled with people very much like us people with godgiven. Susan niditchs commentary on the book of judges pays careful attention to the literary and narrative techniques of the text and yields fresh readings of the books difficult passages. Block wheaton college we have been waiting for barry webbs commentary a long time. His fathers name is also given as gilead, and, as his mother is described as a prostitute, this may indicate that his father might have been any of the men of that area. Barak seems to be another possible contender for the role when his name is mentioned in 4.
This recapitulation should not obscure the fact that the great burden of the book of judges relates to what happened. Though deborah is described as judge, she seems to be functioning more in the legal world than the military one, and she is the first and only female judge in the book. The book mentions two instances of the lords assigning leadership to the tribe of judah. The book of judges also sets the stage for the book of ruth. For 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota. Intended to be helpful to all christians, including teachers and preachers, while avoiding an emphasis on technical issues. And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of israel, etc. The danger that prompted jude to write this letter. Best commentaries and books on judges logos bible software. New international commentary on the old testament categories. Emphasizes understanding the text with practical applications.
Judges 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Judges free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. A free bible version and commentary on the book of judges in easyenglish. James strahan called this, the greatest war song of any age or nation. If israels people were loyal to god, god would bless them. Book of judges contemporary lessons from the book o judges 2 the judges were ehud and shamgar. It is considered part of the deuteronomic history that begins in the last book of the torah and ends with the second book of kings. Bible study notes and commentary on the old testament book of judges.
Judges 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The book of judges acts as the sequel to the book of joshua, linked by comparable accounts of joshuas death joshua 24. Study judges using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Judges commentary, sermon, illustration, devotional. It seems, there was no judge of reuben or simeon, gad or asher. Judges 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Top 5 commentaries on the book of judges ligonier ministries. With gorsuch, dont judge the book by its cover posted. Judges 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The last major judge is the herculean figure samson 16, from the tribe of dan.
Book of judges overview insight for living ministries. Niditch aptly and richly conveys the theological impact and enduring significance of these stories. A commentary on the book of jude gods condemnation of. Events within the book of judges span the geographical breadth of the nation, happening in a variety of cities, towns, and battlefields.
Paul david tripp continues his new weekly bible study by. In the narrative of the hebrew bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the book of joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the books of samuel, during which biblical judges served as temporary leaders. Although the book did not win any prizes, i thought some of the specifics mentioned in the judge s commentary might be worth discussing in a more general way. The men of judah then said to the simeonites their fellow israelites, come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the. Just as the book of deuteronomy ends with the death of moses deuteronomy 34 and the book of joshua begins with the commissioning of joshua joshua 1. Israel fights the remaining canaanites after the death of joshua, the israelites asked the lord, who of us is to go up first to fight against the canaanites. Eminently readable, exegetically thorough, and written in an emotionally warm style that flows from his keen sensitivity to the text, barry webbs commentary on judges is exactly what is needed to engage properly a dynamic, narrative work like the book of judges. It was in the section called former earlier prophets.