The children of Israel didn’t remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
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The children of Israel didn’t remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
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And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
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And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
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Passages linked to Judges 8:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 78:42 They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
- Psalms 106:21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
- Psalms 78:11 They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
- Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—
- Judges 3:7 The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
- Psalms 106:18 A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
- Jeremiah 2:32 “Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 8:34 And the children of Israel remembered not…
Jdg 8:34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
Ver. 34. Remembered not the Lord.] Their idolamania had obliterated the memory of the true God, whom it is as necessary to remember, as to draw breath.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal,…
Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon,.... But, on the contrary, great unkindness and cruelty, slaying his seventy sons, as related in the following chapter:
according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel; in exposing his life to danger for their sake, in delivering them out of the hands of their oppressors, in administering justice to them, in protecting them in their civil and religious liberties, and leaving them in the quiet and peaceable possession of them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 34. Remembered not the Lord their God] They…
Verse 34. Remembered not the Lord their God] They attributed their deliverance to some other cause, and did not give him the glory of their salvation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (34) Remembered not the Lord their God.—According to Jdg_9:46,…
(34) Remembered not the Lord their God.—According to Jdg_9:46, they looked on Baal as their Elohim, and forgot that Jehovah was the one God. There was always this tendency to syncretism, as a half-way step towards idolatry. Zephaniah (Jdg_1:5) mentions them “that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham” (i.e., Moloch), and the Samaritans “feared the Lord and served their own gods” (2Ki_17:33).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 34, 35. Forgetfulness and ingratitude.
Vers. 34, 35. Forgetfulness and ingratitude.
As we pass through the historical records of the Bible we must often be struck with the stern faithfulness with which Jewish chroniclers describe the wicked and shameful deeds of their own nation. This fact is not only valuable as a proof of the unvarnished truthfulness of the narratives; it gives to the history of the Bible a universal character by making it a mirror of human nature. Thus the forgetfulness and ingratitude here recorded are unhappily typical of the too common conduct of mankind generally.
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I THE PREVALENCE OF THIS CONDUCT. Unnatural and monstrous as it appears in the narrative, it is so common in experience as to be scarcely noticed. It was constantly repeated in the history of Israel. (Psa_78:11, Psa_78:42) It is prevalent in Christian communities.
1. It is not limited to atheism. The atheist denies the existence of God. The godless man believes that God exists, yet ignores his existence. The atheist is rare. But is there not something pharisaical and hypocritical in the horror with which he is regarded, as though the great multitude of men were far better than he, though so many of them forget the God of whose existence they are champions, and never render him worship or obedience.
2. It is not limited to open irreligion. We must not suppose that all people who do not go to church are utterly godless; but neither can we believe that all who do engage in public acts of worship really acknowledge God in their hearts. It is possible to forget God in the house of God, and to be guilty of base ingratitude while singing his praises.
3. It is not limited to total godlessness. There are those who, like the Jews, have known God, but have since forgotten and neglected him, and those who live nearer to him for a season, but are tempted at times to forsake him.
II THE CAUSES OF THIS CONDUCT.
1. Sin. The people of Israel went after Baalim, and the result was that they forgat the Lord. We cannot have two supreme gods. Immorality is fatal to religion.
2. Worldly distraction. When no special fall into great sin has been experienced the mind may be drawn aside from Divine things, and so engrossed in business, politics, or the cares and pleasures of life, that no time or energy is left for spiritual thoughts. (Mat_13:22)
3. Unspirituality. Even when there is no great worldly distraction we may sink into a low, unspiritual habit of life, in which the thought of God becomes faint and feeble. It does require some spiritual effort to preserve the memory of God fresh and bright, because
(1) he is invisible, and can only be apprehended in the inner life, and
(2) his action is gentle, and does not rouse our attention by sensational methods. (Hab_3:4)
1. Loss of love to God. We remember what we love. Indifference of heart creates negligence of thought.
2. Selfishness. Israel remembered God in the time of need and forgot him in the season of prosperity. Selfishness inclines us to remember God only when we want his aid.
III THE GUILT OF THIS CONDUCT.
1. It implies disloyalty to the rightful authority of God. If we forget God we forget his will and neglect his service. We are not free to do this, for we are naturally subjects of his supreme sovereignty.
2. It implies indifference to his Fatherly nature. He is our Father, and we are bound to him by ties of nature. (Deu_32:18)
3. It implies an unworthy return for his goodness. Thankfulness is closely associated with thoughtfulness. The unthankful forget; those who do not take the trouble to think fall into gross ingratitude. Ingratitude to God is joined to ingratitude to his servants. The same spirit is seen in both sins. We are not likely to be true to man until we are first true to God. A.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 from the hand of all their enemies
from the hand of all their enemies
Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "from the power of all their enemies" or "from all their enemies" (See: Metonymy)
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on every side
"who surrounded them"
the house of Jerub Baal
Here "the house of" represents a person's family. AT: "the family of Jerub Baal" (See: Metonymy)
Jerub Baal
This is another name for Gideon. See how you translated this in Judges 6:32.
translationWords
Israel
honor
Yahweh
God
promise
house
Gideon
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