Simple Faith
And the Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.” 1 Samuel 17:10. For forty days the host of Israel had trembled before the haughty challenge of Goliath, the Philistine giant. Their hearts failed within them as they looked upon his massive form, measuring […]
God Provides
Nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net. Luke 5:5. John was one of the first to acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah. He had listened to the preaching of John the Baptist and knew that he was sent as the forerunner of Him who was the Hope of Israel. To John and Andrew […]
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 […]
