Judges 4

The first is, Subduing of Kingdoms; which serves chiefly for the commendation of the faith of the four Judges there named, and of David. For, as we may read in the books of Judges, and of Samuel, all these subdued Kingdoms; as, the Canaanites, Judges 4, the Midianites, Judges 6,…

And thus much for the person of Gideon. The second person commended unto us, is Barak; of whom we may read, Judges 4. His Story is large and plain enough: and therefore we will not stand upon it.

(Acts 16:19) They caught Paul and Silas ⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩, and drew them to the market place to the rulers. 2. Drawing is by wiles, and persuasion, or love; (for wiles is covered, or pretended love;) (Judges 4:6) Draw them (by persuasion) to Mount Tabor to battle. (Hosea…

3. The Lord Christ makes it his request, that he may enjoy the presence and power of his Father with him in his work, and the administration of his mediation; and the Father always hears him. Part of his covenant with his Father was like that of Barak who was a type of him, with…

And if God establish David's seed forever (Psalm 89:4) and the seed of his people shall possess the gates of their enemies (Genesis 24:60) and if he pour his Spirit upon the seed of Jacob (Isaiah 44:3) and circumcise the heart of the seed of his people (Deuteronomy 30:6) and put…

According to his ways. Sometimes the word way is taken more specially for some special course in the carrying of some particular action; as Numbers 22:33, Judges 4:9. More commonly, for the general course, and carrying of our whole lives, as Psalms 119:1, Matthew 10:5.

For the text is plain, that Ishmael with his mother Hagar, by reason of extreme heat, and drought, was almost dead, wandering in the wilderness of Beersheba: and being in this extremity, she carried him not, but v. 18, led him in her hand, and set him down under a tree, and ther…