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Judges 6:31 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Judges 6:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 6 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.”
Judges 6:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 6:31
Joash's response demonstrates courage and theological clarity: 'Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself.' This remarkable defense combines three arguments: (1) theological absurdity—why must humans defend an omnipotent god? (2) counter-threat—Baal's defenders deserve death for faithlessness to the true God, (3) practical challenge—let Baal demonstrate his power by punishing Gideon himself. Joash's reasoning echoes Elijah's later mockery of Baal prophets (1 Kings 18:27) and ...
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Cross-References for Judges 6:31
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“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth”
“but rather even reprove them.”
“of turned work”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“when midday was past”
“Take the prophets of Baal; don't let one of them escape. They took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon”
“they carry it”
“that Elijah mocked them”
“or that dreamer of dreams”
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:”