And I said to you: 'I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.' But you did not obey Me." And I said to youThis phrase indicates a direct communication from God to the Israelites. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used in the Old Testament to denote divine speech. This emphasizes the authority and personal nature of God's message. Historically, this reflects the covenant relationship where God speaks directly to His people, guiding and instructing them. I am the LORD your God
The declaration "I am the LORD" uses the Hebrew "YHWH," the sacred name of God, which signifies His eternal, self-existent nature. This phrase is a reminder of the covenant established at Sinai, where God declared Himself as the God of Israel, setting them apart from other nations. It underscores His sovereignty and the exclusive worship He demands. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites
The command against worshiping "the gods of the Amorites" highlights the cultural and spiritual conflict between the Israelites and the surrounding nations. The Amorites were one of the Canaanite tribes whose idolatrous practices were abominable to God. The Hebrew word for "worship" is "עָבַד" (avad), meaning to serve or work for, indicating that worship involves allegiance and service. This command is rooted in the first commandment, emphasizing monotheism and the rejection of idolatry. in whose land you dwell
This phrase acknowledges the physical reality of the Israelites living in a land filled with pagan influences. The Hebrew word for "dwell" is "יָשַׁב" (yashab), meaning to sit, remain, or inhabit. It reflects the tension of living in a land that is not yet fully aligned with God's purposes, a call to spiritual vigilance and faithfulness amidst external pressures. But you have not obeyed Me.”
The phrase "you have not obeyed" uses the Hebrew "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means to hear or listen, often implying obedience. This is a lament over Israel's failure to heed God's commands, highlighting the recurring theme of disobedience in the book of Judges. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of straying from God's covenant and the need for repentance and return to faithfulness. Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who delivered them from Egypt and established them in the Promised Land. 2. The IsraelitesThe chosen people of God, who are living in the land of Canaan but have fallen into idolatry. 3. The AmoritesOne of the Canaanite tribes whose gods the Israelites were tempted to worship. 4. GideonAlthough not directly mentioned in this verse, he is the central figure in Judges 6, called by God to deliver Israel from the Midianites. 5. The Land of CanaanThe Promised Land where the Israelites settled, surrounded by pagan nations and their deities. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and FaithfulnessGod reminds Israel of His identity and past faithfulness, underscoring His sovereignty and the expectation of exclusive worship. The Danger of IdolatryIdolatry is a recurring sin that leads to spiritual and physical consequences. Believers must guard against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship. Obedience to God's CommandsObedience is a central theme; God desires His people to follow His commands fully. Partial obedience is disobedience. The Call to RepentanceGod's rebuke is an invitation to repentance. Believers should regularly examine their lives for areas of disobedience and turn back to God. Trust in God's DeliveranceDespite Israel's failure, God raises up deliverers like Gideon. Believers can trust in God's provision and deliverance in times of trouble. Bible Study Questions 1. How does Judges 6:10 reflect the first commandment given to Israel in Exodus 20:2-3, and what does this teach us about God's expectations for His people? 2. In what ways do modern believers face temptations similar to the Israelites' temptation to worship the gods of the Amorites? 3. How can we identify and remove idols in our own lives, ensuring that we worship God alone? 4. What steps can we take to ensure that our obedience to God is complete and not partial? 5. How does the account of Gideon, which follows this verse, demonstrate God's faithfulness despite Israel's disobedience, and how can this encourage us in our own walk with God? Connections to Other Scriptures Exodus 20:2-3This passage contains the first of the Ten Commandments, where God commands Israel to have no other gods before Him, establishing the foundation for the command in Judges 6:10. Deuteronomy 6:14-15Warns Israel against following other gods, emphasizing God's jealousy and the consequences of disobedience. 1 Kings 18:21Elijah's challenge to Israel to choose between Yahweh and Baal, highlighting the recurring issue of idolatry. Psalm 81:9-10A reminder of God's deliverance and a call to worship Him alone, echoing the message of Judges 6:10. Romans 1:21-23Describes the human tendency to exchange the glory of God for idols, a theme evident in Israel's history. People Abiezer, Abiezrites, Amalek, Amalekites, Amorites, Asher, Egyptians, Ephah, Gideon, Israelites, Jerubbaal, Jezreel, Joash, Manasseh, Midianites, Naphtali, Ophrah, ZebulunPlaces Egypt, Gaza, Jezreel Valley, Jordan River, Midian, OphrahTopics Amorite, Amorites, Dwell, Dwelling, Ear, Fear, Gods, Hearkened, Heed, Listened, Obeyed, Pay, Reverence, Voice, WorshipDictionary of Bible Themes Judges 6:10 8208 commitment, to God
8402 claims Judges 6:7-10 5777 admonition Library Gideon's Altar
'Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah- shalom [God is peace].'--JUDGES vi. 24. I need not tell over again, less vividly, the picturesque story in this chapter, of the simple husbandman up in the hills, engaged furtively in threshing out a little wheat in some hollow in the rock where he might hide it from the keen eyes of the oppressors; and of how the angel of the Lord, unrecognised at first, appeared to him; and gradually there dawned upon his mind the suspicion …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureGideon's Fleece
'Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as Thou hast said.'-- JUDGES vi. 37. The decisive moment had come when Gideon, with his hastily gathered raw levies, was about to plunge down to the plain to face immensely superior forces trained to warfare. No wonder that the equally untrained leader's heart heat faster. Many a soldier, who will be steadfastly …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Jehovam-Shalem, the Lord Send Peace. Judg 6:24
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John Newton—Olney Hymns Whether it is a Sin to Tempt God?
Objection 1: It would seem that it is not a sin to tempt God. For God has not commanded sin. Yet He has commanded men to try, which is the same as to tempt, Him: for it is written (Malach. 3:10): "Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in My house; and try Me in this, saith the Lord, if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven." Therefore it seems not to be a sin to tempt God. Objection 2: Further, a man is tempted not only in order to test his knowledge and his power, …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will, and Miserably Enslaved.
1. Connection of the previous with the four following chapters. In order to lay a proper foundation for the discussion of free will, two obstacles in the way to be removed--viz. sloth and pride. The basis and sum of the whole discussion. The solid structure of this basis, and a clear demonstration of it by the argument a majori ad minus. Also from the inconveniences and absurdities arising from the obstacle of pride. 2. The second part of the chapter containing the opinions of others. 1. The opinions …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World.
1. Scripture, in teaching that the essence of God is immense and spiritual, refutes not only idolaters and the foolish wisdom of the world, but also the Manichees and Anthropomorphites. These latter briefly refuted. 2. In this one essence are three persons, yet so that neither is there a triple God, nor is the simple essence of God divided. Meaning of the word Person in this discussion. Three hypostases in God, or the essence of God. 3. Objection of those who, in this discussion, reject the use of …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion Subterraneous Places. Mines. Caves.
Thus having taken some notice of the superficies of the land, let us a little search into its bowels. You may divide the subterraneous country into three parts: the metal mines, the caves, and the places of burial. This land was eminently noted for metal mines, so that "its stones," in very many places, "were iron, and out of its hills was digged brass," Deuteronomy 8:9. From these gain accrued to the Jews: but to the Christians, not seldom slavery and misery; being frequently condemned hither by …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to Follow Him.
(Sea of Galilee, Near Capernaum.) ^A Matt. IV. 18-22; ^B Mark I. 16-20; ^C Luke V. 1-11. ^a 18 And walking ^b 16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee [This lake is a pear-shaped body of water, about twelve and a half miles long and about seven miles across at its widest place. It is 682 feet below sea level; its waters are fresh, clear and abounding in fish, and it is surrounded by hills and mountains, which rise from 600 to 1,000 feet above it. Its greatest depth is about 165 feet], he [Jesus] …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Of the Sacraments.
1. Of the sacraments in general. A sacrament defined. 2. Meaning of the word sacrament. 3. Definition explained. Why God seals his promises to us by sacraments. 4. The word which ought to accompany the element, that the sacrament may be complete. 5. Error of those who attempt to separate the word, or promise of God, from the element. 6. Why sacraments are called Signs of the Covenant. 7. They are such signs, though the wicked should receive them, but are signs of grace only to believers. 8. Objections …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion The Doctrine of God
I. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: (Vs. Atheism). 1. ASSUMED BY THE SCRIPTURES. 2. PROOFS OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. a) Universal belief in the Existence of God. b) Cosmological:--Argument from Cause. c) Teleological:--Argument from Design. d) Ontological:--Argument from Being. e) Anthropological:--Moral Argument. f) Argument from Congruity. g) Argument from Scripture. II. THE NATURE OF GOD: (Vs. Agnosticism) 1. THE SPIRITUALITY OF GOD: (Vs. Materialism). 2. THE PERSONALITY OF GOD: (Vs. Pantheism). 3. THE UNITY …
Rev. William Evans—The Great Doctrines of the Bible And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands of Judah
"And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth unto Me (one) [Pg 480] to be Ruler in Israel; and His goings forth are the times of old, the days of eternity." The close connection of this verse with what immediately precedes (Caspari is wrong in considering iv. 9-14 as an episode) is evident, not only from the [Hebrew: v] copulative, and from the analogy of the near relation of the announcement of salvation to the prophecy of disaster …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Seasonable Counsel: Or, Advice to Sufferers.
BY JOHN BUNYAN. London: Printed for Benjamin Alsop, at the Angel and Bible in the Poultry, 1684. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. THIS valuable treatise was first published in a pocket volume in 1684, and has only been reprinted in Whitfield's edition of Bunyan's works, 2 vols. folio, 1767. No man could have been better qualified to give advice to sufferers for righteousness' sake, than John Bunyan: and this work is exclusively devoted to that object. Shut up in a noisome jail, under the iron hand of …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Judges
For the understanding of the early history and religion of Israel, the book of Judges, which covers the period from the death of Joshua to the beginning of the struggle with the Philistines, is of inestimable importance; and it is very fortunate that the elements contributed by the later editors are so easily separated from the ancient stories whose moral they seek to point. That moral is most elaborately stated in ii. 6-iii. 6, which is a sort of programme or preface to iii. 7-xvi. 31, which constitutes …
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