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Pour out the broth - Libations were a very ancient form of offering . The drink offerings of wine under the Levitical law were poured upon t…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
The angel of God. —Only in this chapter is he called “the angel of Elohim” and not “of Jehovah.”
Upon this rock.
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the angel of God said to him
Instead of sitting down and partaking of the entertainment made for him, he told hi…
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…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes