Notes on Judges 1:21-36

I approached this text with one objective: I wanted to remember the tribes involved. Simeon and Judah function as the heroes in 1:1-20. Here we are left with some failures. Seven tribes are involved. I decided to group them as follows: 1) Benjamin the loner; 2) Ephraim/Manasseh as Siamese Twin Joseph; 3) Naphtali, Dan, Asher, and Zebulun as the TMNT. Further, I wanted to circle them around the main idea of the text, namely that nations remained as thorns in their sides (hence the porcupine-ish creature).

Also, there are clouds and pomegranates.

Question regarding spokes remains unanswered.