17(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. …
Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-21)We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem. It was a sign they had provoked God to depart from them that neither any prophet was sent nor any remarkable judgment, to awaken this stupid people, and to stop the progress of this threatening mischief. Only Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, who by a special provid…
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