God’s Victory
Then the Lord said to Gideon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you.” Judges 7:7. After the overthrow of the Midianites, the tidings spread swiftly far and wide that Israel’s God had again fought for His people. No words can describe the terror of the surrounding nations when they learned what […]
God’s Overarching Love
The sword of the Lord and of Gideon! Judges 7:18. The Lord Himself directed Gideon’s mind in the adoption of a plan…. [Gideon] divided his three hundred men into three companies. To every man was given a trumpet, and a pitcher containing a lighted lamp. He then stationed his men in such a manner that […]
Eavesdropping
Go down to the camp with Purah your servant, and you shall hear what they say. Judges 7:10, 11. When Gideon stood at the head of thirty thousand men to make war against the Midianites, he felt that unless God should work for Israel, their cause would be hopeless. At the divine command the Hebrew […]
Qualifications of the Chosen
The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, “My own hand has saved me.” Judges 7:2. Gideon’s courage was greatly strengthened by the tokens of divine favor vouchsafed to him. Without delay he went out with […]
The Need for More Trust
It was dry on the fleece only, but there was dew on all the ground. Judges 6:40. Gideon deeply felt his own insufficiency for the great work before him. He dared not place himself at the head of the army without positive evidence that God had called him to this work and that He would […]
Righteousness Gains the Victory
The Lord said to him, “… tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it.” Judges 6:25. The deliverer of Israel must declare war upon idolatry before he went to battle with the enemies of his people. He must esteem the honor of God […]
