Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

The boundaries of Manasseh, The (7–13) Canaanites not driven out. Joseph desires a larger portion. (14–18) Verses 1–6 Manasseh w ...

The tabernacle set up at Shiloh. (1) The remainder of the land described and (2–10) divided. The boundaries of Benjamin. (11–28) ...

Verses 1–9 The men of Judah did not oppose taking away the cities within their border, when convinced that they had more than wa ...

secure themselves in. These cities were designed to typify the relief which the gospel provides for penitent sinners, and their ...

Verses 43–45 God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now they possessed it, and dwe ...

less commendable. Many an unhappy strife would be prevented, or soon made up, by inquiries into the matter of the offence. The r ...

Chapter 23 Chapter Outline Joshua's exhortation before his death. (1–10) Joshua warns the people of idolatry. (11–16) Verses 1–1 ...

Joshua's death, Joseph's bones buried, The (29–33) state of Israel. Verses 1–14 We must never think our work for God done, till ...

his life on earth more effectually than either Joshua or Joseph, rose from the dead, and saw no corruption. And the redeemed of ...

Judges The book of Judges is the history of Israel during the government of the Judges, who were occasional deliverers, raised u ...

Verses 21–36 The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would ...

Verses 6–23 We have a general idea of the course of things in Israel, during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves ...

Verses 8–11 The first judge was Othniel: even in Joshua's time Othniel began to be famous. Soon after Israel's settlement in Can ...

Israel again revolts, and is oppressed by (1–3) Jabin. Deborah concerts their deliverance with (4–9) Barak. Sisera defeated. (10 ...

destroy him. All our connexions with God's enemies must be broken off, if we would have the Lord for our God, and his people for ...

Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He that will set the hearts of other men on fire with the love of Christ, must ...

Gideon set to deliver Israel. (11–24) Gideon destroys Baal's altar. (25–32) Signs given him. (33–40) Verses 1–6 Israel's sin was ...

needful he should make peace with God, before he made war on Midian. Till sin be pardoned through the great Sacrifice, no good i ...

or blessings, or in liberty; so that we may say, it is by the special grace of God that we regard what God says to us, and not l ...

Gideon declines the government, but given (22–28) occasion for idolatry. Gideon's death, Israel's ingratitude. (29–35) Verses 1– ...