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God Nullifies Human Strength
Commentators explain that this verse vividly portrays the failure of the Canaanites' greatest military asset: their cavalry. The horses, stuck in the muddy riverbed that God had flooded, stampede in panic. This illustrates a key biblical theme: God can easily turn what the world considers its greatest strength into the very instrument of its downfall.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 5:22
18th Century
Theologian
Probably an allusion to the frantic efforts of the chariot-horses to disengage themselves from the morass (Judges 4:15, note).
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Charles Ellicott
On Judges 5:22
19th Century
Bishop
By the means of the pransings. —Rather, the stampings. In crossing the Kishon after moderate rains, I had an opportunity …
John Gill
On Judges 5:22
17th Century
Pastor
Then were the horse hoofs broken by means of the pransings ,
&c.] Either through the force of the waters of the rive…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 5:12–23
17th Century
Minister
Deborah called on her own soul to be in earnest. He who will set the hearts of others on fire with the love of Christ, must himself burn with love.…