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Judges 6:10 KJV
Judges · chapter 6 · verse 10
And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.Judges 6:10 · King James Version
Judges 6:10 in context
8That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
9And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
10And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
11And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AmoritesʼĔmôrîyan Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesH567 →
- obeyedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- dwellyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- fearyârêʼto fearH3372 →
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Observe here, I. The cognizance God took of the cries of Israel, when at length they were directed towards him. Though in their prosperity they had neglected him and made court to his rivals, and though they never looked towards him until they were driven to it by extremity, yet, upon their complain and prayer, he…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-10