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The Fear of Seeing God
All commentators agree that Gideon's cry, "Alas, O Lord GOD!" stemmed from a widespread and deeply held belief that seeing a divine being meant certain death. Scholars note this fear was common not only in Israel but also in surrounding pagan cultures, arising from a profound sense of human sinfulness and frailty in the presence of divine holiness.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 6:22
18th Century
Theologian
Alas, O Lord GOD! — Compare Joshua 7:7. because I have seen an angel of the Lord. Compare the marginal references, in whic…
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 6:22
19th Century
Bishop
When Gideon perceived. —The last sign gave him a deeper sense than before of the grandeur of the messenger who had come to him.
John Gill
On Judges 6:22
17th Century
Pastor
And when Gideon perceived he was an angel of the Lord
By the miracle wrought, and the manner of his departure:
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 6:11–24
17th Century
Minister
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…