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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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Vers. 23. Curse ye Meroz (said the Angel of the Lord) curse the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. 24. Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite shall be blessed above other women, blessed shall she be above women dwelling in tents. 25. He asked water, and she gave him milk, she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer: with the hammer smote she Sisera, she smote off his head, after she had wounded and pierced his temples. 27. He bowed him down at her feet, he fell down, and lay still at her feet, he bowed him down, and fell: and when he had sunk down, he lay there dead.
Vers. 23. Curse ye Meroz (said the Angell of the Lord) curse the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the helpe of the Lord, to the helpe of the Lord against the mighty. 24. Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite shall be blessed aboue other women, blessed shall she be aboue women dwelling in tents. 25. He asked water, and she gaue him milke, she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 26. She put her hand to the naile, and her right hand to the workemans hammer: with the hammer smote she Sisera, she smote off his head, after she had wounded and pierced his temples. 27. He bowed him downe at her feete, hee fell downe, and lay still at her feet, hee bowed him downe, and fell: and when he had sunke downe, he lay there dead.
IN these verses and this part of the song followeth the third and last 1branch of the second part of the chapter; wherein Debora first setteth down the wrath of God against such as refused to help in the work of the Lord, as were the Merozites; and that she doth in this 23. verse. And then she declareth the favour of God toward them that helped therein, (besides those who were in the battle) as Jael, and this she doth in the other 4. verses. More particularly in this 23. verse she calleth all in her song to curse this city with her; for that it being near the place where the battle was, yet the inhabitants thereof refused to help their brethren, being called thereto, and requested. The other tribes before mentioned had some kind of excusing themselves, neither were desired, though they knew of it; but these beheld and yet would not set hand to help; therefore they are thus dealt with. But seeing it might be thought to come of stomach and revenge, that she pronounced such sharp threats against them; therefore she saith, the Angel of God bad her sing so.