Bible History - Old Testament

- 98- heavenly visitor joined in the meal,^247 while in the other fire from heaven consumed the offering (comp. Judges 13:16; 1 ...

- 99- help through him seemed most unlikely, and, if we realize all the circumstances, was so. Only one conclusive answer could ...

- 100- One altar was destroyed, but another had to be raised. For, the altar of Jehovah could not be reared till that of Baal ha ...

- 101- is like a stately ship in a terrific gale, every beam and timber strained to the utmost, but righting itself at last, and ...

- 102- hollow of their hands, in order to hasten to battle. But Jewish tradition assigns another and deeper meaning to it. It de ...

- 103- ignorant that Gideon and his host occupied yonder height. Fame would spread, probably exaggerate, the "mighty valor" of G ...

- 104- the terror of that wild night. A hopeless panic ensues, and ere morning-light, the site of the camp and the road of the f ...

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- 106- CHAPTER 17 : Farther Course of Gideon - The Ephod at Ophrah - Death of Gideon - Conspiracy of Abimelech - The parable of ...

- 107- case of Penuel, which seems to have offered armed resistance to the destruction of its citadel, "the men of the city" wer ...

- 108- spurious worship. Presently, Israel went to Ophrah, "a whoring after it," while to Gideon himself and to his house this " ...

- 109- contending of Baal against the house of Gideon, and his triumph its destruction. It only needed a leader. Considering the ...

- 110- clear and forcible, that it stands almost unique. It is about the Republic of Trees, who are about to elect a king. In tu ...

- 111- That night he and his band move forward. Divided into four companies, they occupy all the heights around Shechem. Ignoran ...

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- 113- CHAPTER 18 : Successors of Abimelech - Chronology of the Period - Israel's renewed Apostasy, and their Humiliation before ...

- 114- short time after the death of Samson. In connection with this we may note, that Samuel's period of judging is only mentio ...

- 115- in the words of the author just quoted: "Sin and forgiveness are the pivots of all history, specially of that of Israel, ...

- 116- Gilead had put it, because they were in distress. Nor did he come in his own strength. The agreement made with the elders ...

- 117- companions upon the mountains. But ever after was it a custom for the maidens in Israel to go out every year for four day ...