Study notes ▪ 2019Tags: Shamgar; Judges 3:31; Israel; Spiritual lifeExcerpted from Profiles of the Judges
Description of Spiritual Failure
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Not recorded |
| Nation(s) Oppressing Israel |
Philistia (3:31) |
| Nature of Foreign Oppression |
Not recorded |
| Length of Foreign Oppression |
Not recorded |
| Cry for Deliverance |
Not recorded |
| Provenance of Judge |
Not stated; Shamgar’s name and title have led to speculation that he was
of foreign derivation, or at the least that non-Israelite influence prevailed
in his naming (Lindsey 387; Bowling 162; Huddlestun 448-49) |
| Special Notes |
Only two verses mention Shamgar, providing scant information about him
(3:31; 5:6). Two facts seem to suggest that he served concurrently with Ehud
or, perhaps more likely, during the 80 years of relative peace that followed
Ehud’s service. First, Deborah is said to have arisen after Ehud’s death
(4:1ff.), with no reference to Shamgar. Second, the song of Deborah and Barak
acknowledges Shamgar along with Jael, who was contemporaneous with Deborah
(5:6). |
| Length of Judge’s Service |
Not recorded |
| Duration of Peace |
Not recorded |
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