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A Public Rebuke
Commentators note that Gideon doesn't just announce his victory; he quotes the exact words of the men of Succoth back to them. John Gill explains this was for their 'greater conviction and confusion.' By presenting the captured kings, Gideon publicly vindicates God's power and holds the mockers accountable for their faithless words.
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Charles Ellicott
On Judges 8:15
19th Century
Bishop
That are weary. —The addition of these words enhances the guilt of these elders, though the exhaustion of Gideon’s force …
Charles Spurgeon
On Judges 8:13–17
19th Century
Preacher
He probably slew the most public revilers, the leading men of Penuel, just as he had chastised the princes and elders of Succoth with thorns and br…
John Gill
On Judges 8:15
17th Century
Pastor
And he came unto the men of Succoth
Entered the city, and bespoke the inhabitants of it in the following manner:
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 8:13–17
17th Century
Minister
The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not be troubled by …