“So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they raised their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. Jerubbaal the son of But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. went… Continue reading 9-19-24: Lessons From The Life Of Gideon
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9-18-24: The Sin Of Worshipping The Things Of God Instead Of God
“And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah. And all Israel whored after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.” Judges 8:27 God is not mentioned prominently in this chapter. He is mentioned in passing or when it seems an expedient thing… Continue reading 9-18-24: The Sin Of Worshipping The Things Of God Instead Of God
9-17-24: Wait, What?
And Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: every one of you give me the earrings from his spoil.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a cloak, and every man threw in it the earrings of his… Continue reading 9-17-24: Wait, What?
9-16-24: Be Our King
Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.” Judges 8:22-23… Continue reading 9-16-24: Be Our King
9-15-24: Zebah and Zalmunna Die
Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king.” And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had saved them… Continue reading 9-15-24: Zebah and Zalmunna Die
9-14-24: Punishing Our Brothers
Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres. And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. And he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about… Continue reading 9-14-24: Punishing Our Brothers
9-13-24: Christian Lethargy
And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” Now Zebah and Zalmunna were… Continue reading 9-13-24: Christian Lethargy
9-12-24: Fearful Believers
And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing. So he said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of… Continue reading 9-12-24: Fearful Believers
9-11-24: A Soft Answer
Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of… Continue reading 9-11-24: A Soft Answer
9-10-24: The Wolf and the Raven
“And they captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the winepress of Zeeb. Then they pursued Midian, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon across the Jordan.” Judges 7:25 As we are in the middle of… Continue reading 9-10-24: The Wolf and the Raven