A10933:1447
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE Book of Judges.
THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE Booke of Iudges.
Vers. 1. Then Gilead begat Jephthah: and Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant man, but the son of an harlot. 2. And Gileads wife bare him sons, and when the woman's children were come to age, they thrust out Jephthah, and said to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our fathers house: for thou art the son of a strange woman. 3. Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and there gathered to Jephthah idle fellows, and went out with him.
Vers. 1. Then Gilead begat Iphtah: and Iphtah the Gileadite was a valiant man, but the sonne of an harlot. 2. And Gileads wife bare him sonnes, and when the womans children were come to age, they thrust out Iphtah, and said to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our fathers house: for thou art the sonne of a strange woman. 3. Then Iphtah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and there gathered to Iphtah idle fellowes, and went out with him.
IN this Chapter the person is mentioned, who should go before the people 1of Israel in the war against Ammon. And the sum of this Chapter with the parts (which are four) is here further set down to be this. First, the calling of Jephthah is mentioned unto the 12. verse. The second part is, how he seeks to appease the Ammonites by messengers, moving them by reasons to desist from war, but all in vain, to vers. 29. The third part containeth the overthrow of the Ammonites by Jephthah to vers. 36. The fourth showeth what fell out after; and particularly how he performed his vow which he had made to God (if he might get the victory) in vers. 32. and this is to the end of the Chapter.