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A Decisive Victory
Commentators explain that the victory over Midian was not temporary but decisive. The phrase "they lifted up their heads no more" signifies a complete subjugation. God's deliverance through Gideon was so thorough that the Midianites were unable to recover and never again posed a significant threat to Israel.
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Charles Ellicott
On Judges 8:28
19th Century
Bishop
Thus was Midian subdued. —This verse closes the second great epoch of Gideon’s life. The separate phrases occur in Judges…
John Gill
On Judges 8:28
17th Century
Pastor
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel
By the hand of Gideon humbled and brought under, their power o…
Matthew Henry
On Judges 8:22–28
17th Century
Minister
Gideon refused the government the people offered him. No good man can be pleased with any honour done to himself, which belongs only to God.
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