Judges 8:16

Judges 8:17 →

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

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Interpretation

The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart.

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This thought runs through Judges 8:13-17.

Judges 8:13 Judges 8:14 Judges 8:15 Judges 8:16 Judges 8:17

Glossary

Succoth Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Deir Alla.
City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).