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Today's reading from Judges 6-7

King James Version with Web Encyclopedia links: Judges 6; Judges 7

Division of the Land
Tribal Lands

Gideon and His Son
Judges 6 -Because the Israelites sinned, God gave them into the hand of the Midianites for seven years. The Israelites ended up living in caves, and the Midianites raided their farms. God called Gideon, an unlikely candidate to be a judge. Gideon pointed out that although God delivered them from Egypt, He has now abandoned them. His clan was the weakest in Manasseh and he was the weakest in his family. Gideon wanted a sign that it was Gid really speaking to him. The angel gives Gideon a sign by touching the rock on which the meat and unleavened bread was on. A fire coming out of the rock consuming the meat and the bread. Gideon tested God again this time with a fleece (6.36-40) twice. Should we put out 'fleece' to see if God's will should be done in a certain way? What do you think?

Link on Gideon
More on Gideon
More on Gideon

Gideon and His Son
Judges 7 - God told Gideon that he had too many men for Him to deliver Midian into their hands. Those whou were fearful may leave. Twenty-two thousand men left while ten ten thousand remained. Finally only three hundred men were left to take on the army of Midian! What can we learn here? God uses small things to accomplish His purpose. (1 Corinthians 1.26-29). Here he used three hundred men to take on the whole army of the Midianites. The Lord told Gideon 'In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her.' Judge 7.2

Division of the Land
Tribal Lands

Guzik on Judges 6
Guzik on Judges 7
Judges 6, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Judges 7, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Other Links
Many Commentaries on the BibleCentre.net
OT Gateway Links on Judges
Introduction to Judges by Malik
Malik Argument of Judges
Israel's Dark Age by Deffinbaugh
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Zeisler on Judges, scroll down
Spurgeon on Judges
Biblebb.com Website
Ritchie on Judges - 9 sermons

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