1. Shamgar's service as judge was in the Philistine plain.[1]
2. Since Shamgar only is mentioned in two verses in the Bible,
not much is known about him (cf. 3:31; 5:6).
3:31 After him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck
down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also
saved Israel.
5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of
Jael, the highways were deserted, And travelers went by
roundabout ways.
Shamgar, therefore appears to have been a contemporary of
Jael, and he possesses a name of foreign origin that most
likely either is Hittite or Hurrian.[2]
3. Shamgar used an oxgoad to kill 600 Philistines. "An
oxgoad was a long, wooden rod, sometimes having a
metal tip, similar to a modern-day cattle prod. Oxgoad
literally means 'an instrument of learning.' To be sure,
Shamgar 'taught' the Philistines a thing or two."[3]
Regarding Shamgar, Dr. Robert C. Pitman said: "He did
what he could with what he had for the glory of God," a
lesson that all contemporary believers should learn well!
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