But when the children of Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer—These are the very same words as are used in…

Ehud the son of Gera. —In Genesis 46:21 Gera is a son of Benjamin; in 1 Chronicles 8:3 he is a son of Bela, son of Ben…

But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord
After being long oppressed, and groaning under their burdens, an…

When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did evil, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of Hi…