Judges 10:1

"Judges."

Key Reflection

In Judges 10:1, we see Tola, a judge from the tribe of Issachar, rising to lead Israel after Abimelech's reign. This context is significant because it illustrates how leadership and deliverance from oppression were often provided by local, tribal leaders in times when centralized governance was lacking or absent. The choice of Tola as a leader highlights the decentralized nature of governance during this period, where regional heroes stepped up to address national needs.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Defend -The marginal reading “to deliver,” is far preferable. The word is the same as inJudges 2:16,Judges 2:18;Judges 3:9,Judges 3:15,Judges 3:31, etc., and is the technical word applied to the judges. CompareNehemiah 9:27(“saviours who saved them,” the King James Version). The term “there arose,” also marks Tola as one of the Judges, properly so called, raised by divine providence. Tola and Puah -Both names of heads of houses in the tribe of Issachar1 Chronicles 7:1;Genesis 46:13. Shamir -Not the same as that mentioned inJoshua 15:48, which was in the hill country of Judah.

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