Judges 10:1-2

Judges 10:1-2

[1] And after  Abimelech  there arose  to defend  Israel  Tola  the son  of Puah,  the son  of Dodo,  a man  of Issachar;  and he dwelt  in Shamir  in mount  Ephraim.  [2] And he judged  Israel  twenty  and three  years,  and died,  and was buried  in Shamir. 

What does Judges 10:1-2 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Tola (meaning "worm" in Hebrew) "arose to save Israel" from the tribe of Issachar sometime after Abimelech died. One of the patriarch Issachar"s sons was also named Tola ( Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1-2). The writer did not record how the judge Tola rose to power or exactly when. Specifically, no mention of Yahweh raising him up appears, as was true also of Abimelech. Nevertheless this brief notation of his contribution to Israel"s national life pictures him as a worthy individual who enjoyed an orderly and stable tenure. He judged Israel23years.