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A Portrait of Pride
Commentators portray Sisera's mother and her ladies as a picture of an 'ungodly and sensual heart.' Their imagined dialogue focuses not on valor or safety, but on materialistic spoils: luxurious embroidered garments and captive women. This reveals a worldview centered on pride, vanity, and worldly gain, which the Bible consistently warns against.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 5:30
18th Century
Theologian
Translate the latter part of the verse as: “a booty of dyed garments for Sisera, a booty of dyed garments and of party-colored cloth, a dyed ga…
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 5:30
19th Century
Bishop
Have they not succeeded? Have they not divided the prey? —Literally: Are they not finding? Are they not dividing the spoil? Is…
John Gill
On Judges 5:30
17th Century
Pastor
Have they not sped ?
&c.] Or "found" F21 the enemy, Barak and his army, or the spoil of them? no doubt th…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 5:24–31
17th Century
Minister
Jael had a special blessing. Those whose appointed lot is humble, in a lowly and confined sphere, if they serve God according to the abilities He h…