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Judges 11 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Judges 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Judges 11 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יִפְתָּח Yiphtâch H3316 23 Jiphtach
עַמּוֹן ʻAmmôwn H5983 17 Ammon
גִּלְעָד Gilʻâd H1568 12 Gilad
לָחַם lâcham H3898 11 feed on, consume
יָרַשׁ yârash H3423 8 occupy, driving
מוֹאָב Môwʼâb H4124 7 Moab
יָלַךְ yâlak H3212 9 walk, carry

How preachers through history handled this text

6 public-domain excerpts on Judges 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is, rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for him, and part with it when he calls for it. The whole of this message shows that Jephthah was well acquainted with the books of Moses. His argument was clear, and his demand reasonable. Those who possess the most courageous faith, will be the most disposed for peace, and the readiest to make advances to obtain; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Judges 11:12–28 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Gilead 1 — Judg 11:10
  • Mizpah 1 — Judg 11:11
  • Ammon — Judg 11:12
  • Arnon — Judg 11:13

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