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Godly vs. Worldly Leadership
Commentators like Ellicott and Gill highlight the text's emphasis that Tola 'judged' Israel, unlike his predecessor Abimelech who tried to be a king. This distinction is crucial: Tola was a God-appointed, honorable leader who served the people, not a self-serving despot. His leadership was a return to God's intended order for Israel.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 10:2
18th Century
Theologian
Jair the Gileadite was probably the same person as is named in (Numbers 32:41) and (Deuteronomy 3:14), as having given the …
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 10:2
19th Century
Bishop
He judged Israel. —The recurrence of the normal verb (to judge) shows that Tola was an honorable "Judge," not a despot, like Abimelech. No…
John Gill
On Judges 10:2
17th Century
Pastor
And he judged Israel twenty three years, and died
He did not take upon him to be king, as Abimelech did, but acted a…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 10:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Quiet and peaceable reigns, though the best to live in, yield the least variety of matter for discussion. Such were the days of Tola and Jair. They…