8 that Jehovah sendeth a man, a prophet, unto the sons of Israel, and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I—I have brought you up out of Egypt, and I bring you out from a house of servants,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 6:8

Commentary on Judges 6:7-10

(Read Judges 6:7-10)

They cried to God for a deliverer, and he sent them a prophet to teach them. When God furnishes a land with faithful ministers, it is a token that he has mercy in store for it. He charges them with rebellion against the Lord; he intends to bring them to repentance. Repentance is real when the sinfulness of sin, as disobedience to God, is chiefly lamented.