Judges 2:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And they served the Lord all his days, and the days of the ancients, that lived a long time after him, and who knew all the works of the Lord, which he had done for Israel.
Douay-Rheims

וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ הָעָם֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וְכֹ֣ל ׀ יְמֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶאֱרִ֤יכוּ יָמִים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָא֗וּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

From this, I deduce that the majority of the content presented is a concise recapitulation of the actions undertaken during the time of Jesus. The author notes: "And Jesus released the people, and the children of Israel went forth, each to their own territory and each to their own heritage, to possess the land. The people labored for the Lord throughout the days of Jesus and all the days of the elders, had they lived long with Jesus, if they had comprehended all the mighty deeds of the Lord which He performed for Israel."

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