Judges 6:13 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

“Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.”

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The extreme bitterness of the national sufferings under the Midianite occupation breaks out in Gideon’s language. The Angel’s words, suitable to ti…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Oh my Lord. —The title here is only one of courtesy (adoni, like kurie; “sir” in John 20:19, and other passages…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Gideon said to him, oh my Lord Taking him not to be an angel, but some illustrious and eminent person:

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet lived in obscurity during those times; he is here stirred up to undertake something great. It was v…