Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judges 5:8 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Judges 5:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 5 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
Judges 5:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 5:8
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?This passage relates to the Song of Deborah celebrating divine victory, demonstrating God's sovereign choice and empowerment of deliverers. The judges themselves display varying degrees of faith and character flaws, yet God works through these imperfect human instruments to accomplish His purposes. This illustrates the biblical pattern that God's power is made perfect in human weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).Theologically, these early judges establish the pattern of divine deliverance ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 5:8
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“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods”
“and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked”
“the God of their fathers”
“And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.”
“Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:”