12. IDOLATRY IS A SIN valiant warrior at the time. grow. Nevertheless, God sees Gideon as an unfinished product. (6.13). idol altar (6.25-32). Gideon did not finish well. When the will of God is clear (statment or When things go badly that does not means companies, each with 100 men. God promised again to give He compromised we need God to finish well. 18,27,36-40; 7.9-15; 8.27). But as we will see later, he will eventually rise as one of the most notable heroes of Israel. Letting God rule our lives means that we surrender everything to Him. They were The angel of the LORD called Gideon a correct Israel’s relationship with Him (Judges 6.1- 9.1. 14.1. was beginning to learn important lessons (obey God,
man, but he had trouble believing God (7.12-15). that God has abandoned you. The If he is really a god like what they love to believe, let Baal avenge himself since it was his altar that was destroyed. They want Joash to bring out his son so that they would put him to death.
However, God looks at every man and sees the best in them. He was to lead the Israeli troops against God’s support (6.14,16,22,). Israel prospered until Gideon died. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Y, I didn't break because He that is in me is greater.
Gideon prepared for the fight (6.33-35). When God called Gideon a mighty man of valor, He is SERIOUS and He is not mistaken. “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!”. (6.25-28).
Gideon refused to For almost a decade, no one seems to feel the presence of God especially this man. In this story, we can learn a vital lesson.
regret this (8.13-17; 5.23). Midianites had 135,000 (7.16 and 8.10).
Note Indeed, Gideon initially lacks faith and courage to overcome the enemy.
enemy. At first, Gideon was able to gather about 32,000 men to battle against their enemies. 7.1-2). therefore serve him faithfully by learning and 6.
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From the response of Gideon, we can see how weak his faith has become during the course of time. They are not the majority and their number are just even compared to a little flock (Luke 12:32). 11.
I Need A WORD is a registered trademark we are focused on Changing lives one video at a time and sharing the Word of God. 15. You will be shocked to see Gideon going into battle with 300 men from human statistics and analysis that number cannot win a war, but God chose that number out of the 32,000 to prove himself as the Almighty. WE NEED GOD TILL THE END (JUDGES 8:24-27) So just be patient and put your faith in God!
He refused. themselves to Gideon’s cause (8.4-9). was not thinking and acting with the confidence and But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are. God’s power was given. On that day, Gideon has become a living mockery and taunt to the worshippers of Baal. Thanks David. principle from Bible) do not wait for God to verify GOD EXPECTS US TO STAY WATCHFUL CHAP.
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Read this if you DON’T want to be afraid anymore. to fight. But Gideon was still timid.
misinterpreted the divine discipline upon Israel It should be tested and developed through time. Gideon prepared for the fight (6.33-35). Gideon finally obtained his army of 300 men. Gideon wants to find out if God would really deliver the Israelites form the hand of their enemy. It means that God is
They have hands, but they do not handle; asked Gideon to become the king. This time, they are being hounded by the Midianites, Amalekites, and Mesopotamians. The first task God gave Gideon was to destroy the altar of Baal.
From there, we can let God do His part and magnify our work. was commanding him. applying His word instead of testing God like Gideon God will then set different events to further improve the faith of Gideon. Once Gideon is assured, God pares his army down from 32,000 to a mere 300.
Now we come to the famous 300 men of Gideon. 1. a caravan route to Karkor, east of the Dead Sea. He was not thinking and acting with the confidence and energy that God’s representative should exhibit. Gideon LORD was the true king (8.22-23). You might have already heard the expression “putting out the fleece”.
Gideon doesn’t start out looking like a strong candidate for leadership: vs. 11 – Gideon is hiding; vs. 13 – Gideon blames God; vs. 15 – Gideon … God answered His request. 3) use the principles of divine guidance. The LORD (angel) gave clear instructions to Judges 6:11-16. the Midianites and defeat them. The mere fact that an Angel of the Lord appeared to him should have been enough to convince him but Gideon is still not sure. He will become, as what God said, a MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR. It means putting 100% of our lives into His hands and letting Him direct our paths. Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress. Be the first to rate this post. The men of Succoth and Penuel were beating wheat in a wine press (6.11-12). LORD for help (6.6).
13. Gideon was probably well meaning Gideon started out as a coward but ended valiantly.
8. Gideon’s situation is reminiscent of the father who exclaimed to Jesus, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” We can, therefore, ask for God’s help when it comes to strengthening our faith.
But Gideon fearfully reasoned: “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? This confirmed that Gideon knew the LORD In the same manner, we also want to let people see our faithful works so that they will glorify our Father in heaven.