Judges 7:1

"Judges."

Key Reflection

In Judges 7:1, the mention of "Judges" introduces a narrative about Gideon's call to lead Israel against the Midianites. This context sets the stage for themes of divine selection and miraculous intervention, reflecting how God uses ordinary individuals to bring about significant spiritual and historical transformations in His people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The well of Harod -i. e. of trembling, evidently so called from the people who were afraidJudges 7:3. It is identified with great probability with Ain Jalud, a spacious pool at the foot of Gilboa; (by Conder, with Ain el Jem’ain (the spring of the two troops)). Moreh was, probably, the little Hermon, the Jebel ed-Duhy of the Arabs, which encloses the plain two or three miles north of Gilboa, which shuts it in on the south.

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