Jdg 6:1-6 - Commentary

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Text -- Judges 6:1-6 (NET)

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Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord turned them over to Midian for seven years. 6:2 The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds. 6:3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them. 6:4 They invaded the land and devoured its crops all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, and they took away the sheep, oxen, and donkeys. 6:5 When they invaded with their cattle and tents, they were as thick as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted. They came to devour the land. 6:6 Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Amalekites members of the nation of Amalek

· Gaza a city A Philistine town 5 km east of the Mediterranean and 60 west of Hebron,a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah,a town and the region it controled

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Israelite a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Midian resident(s) of the region of Midian

· Midianite resident(s) of the region of Midian

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jdg 6:1 Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

NET Notes: Jdg 6:2 Or possibly “secret storage places.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the Hebrew Bible.

NET Notes: Jdg 6:3 Heb “Midian, Amalek, and the sons of the east would go up, they would go up against him.” The translation assumes that וְ–...

NET Notes: Jdg 6:4 The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

NET Notes: Jdg 6:5 Heb “destroy.” The translation “devour” carries through the imagery of a locust plague earlier in this verse.

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