A10933:897
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. 33. Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites, and they of the East, gathered together, and pitched in the valley of Izreel. 34. But the spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, and Abiezer was joined with him. 35. And he sent messengers through all Manasseh, which also was joined with him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali, and they came up to meet him.
Vers. 33. Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites, and they of the East, gathered together, and pitched in the valley of Izreel. 34. But the spirit of the Lord came vpon Gedeon, and he blew a trumpet, and Abiezer was ioyned with him. 35. And he sent messengers through all Manasseh, which also was ioyned with him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zabulon, and to Naphtali, and they came vp to meete him.
Now followeth the last point of the four in this fourth part of 1Chapter, as was noted in the 11. verse. In which is showed, how Gideon (after that the Midianites gathered themselves together) prepared for war against them; he having before destroyed Idolatry, and set up the true worship of God: that thus all the people might see, when it was done, how ill it might have been ⟨p. 337⟩undone again, and how profitable it was for them, which Gideon had done so: though we may remember what troubles and stirs were raised against him, before he could bring it to pass. But oh, what a mercy of God was this to them, that the Midianites were held in all this while? who bound their hands and feet till Gideon had brought so worthy a work to pass, but even he whom none were able to resist, even the Lord omnipotent? The sum of these three verses is this: That the Lord gave occasion to Gideon, by bringing the Midianites, and other assistants to them, into the land, to prevail against, and get victory over them. For he trusting to the word of God, by which he had been, and that lately, so well strengthened; prepared to go against them: and the Lord armed him, and he drew help together out of the tribes that were near unto him, as is to be seen in the text, so that Israel was again restored in great multitudes.