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THE MIDDLE WATCH - The old Jewish division of the night was three
watches of four hours each. They are alluded to in Exo 14:24; 1 Samuel
11:11; Psalms 63:6; Psalms 90:4;
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CHAPTER 7 THE VICTORY OF GIDEON
_ 1. The sifting of Gideon's army (Judges 7:1)_
2. The dream of the Midianite (Judges 7:9)
3. Victory through weakness (Judges 7:16)
Gideon “the cutter down,” now al...
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THE NIGHT ALARM AND ROUT. Gideon's stratagem consisted in the division
of his small force into three companies, who charged the enemy from
three sides at once, making an uproar and producing a panic....
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_The night attack_
The account of Gideon's bold and successful stratagem is perfectly
intelligible as a whole, though there is some confusion in the
details, chiefly due to the repetitions in Judges...
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_the middle watch_ The night was therefore divided into three watches:
cf. -the morning watch" Exodus 14:24; 1 Samuel 11:11. The beginning of
the middle watch would be about midnight. In later times t...
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DISCOURSE: 267
GIDEON’S VICTORY OVER MIDIAN
Judges 7:19. So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came
unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and
they had but new...
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_The Lamps and the Pitchers Judges 7:15-23_
15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the
interpretation thereof, that he worshiped, and returned into the host
of Israel, and s...
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_SO GIDEON, AND THE HUNDRED MEN THAT WERE WITH HIM, CAME UNTO THE
OUTSIDE OF THE CAMP IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE WATCH; AND THEY HAD
BUT NEWLY SET THE WATCH: AND THEY BLEW THE TRUMPETS, AND BRAKE...
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THE ROUT OF MIDIAN
1-7. Gideon's choice of his Followers....
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THE MIDDLE WATCH] i.e. when the night was about a third through: well
before midnight....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 7
V1 Early in the morning, Jerubbaal (Gideon) and his men camped at the
*spring called Harod. The army from Midian had their camp north from
them. It...
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THE MIDDLE WATCH. — The Jews anciently divided the night, from 6
P.M. to 6 A.M., into three watches (Exodus 14:24; 1 Samuel 11:11). The
subsequent division into four watches of three hours each was bo...
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וַ יָּבֹ֣א גִ֠דְעֹון וּ מֵאָה ־אִ֨ישׁ
אֲשֶׁר
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"THE PEOPLE ARE YET TOO MANY"
Judges 6:33; Judges 7:1
ANOTHER day of hope and energy has dawned. One hillside at least rises
sunlit out of darkness with the altar of Jehovah on its summit and
holier...
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"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY"
Judges 7:8 - Judges 8:1
THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a
night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a
singular and striking...
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THE SWORD OF JEHOVAH AND OF GIDEON
Judges 7:9
Gideon _asked_ for the sign of the fleece, but God, _without his
asking,_ gave him that of the barley-cake. It was only barley-bread,
the cheapest and co...
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This is the story of perhaps one of the most remarkable conflicts in
the whole history of the people. As we have seen, it was a time when
they had been cruelly oppressed as the result of disobedience....
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The second invasion of the Midianites and their allies placed 135,000
troops in the land of Israel (Ruth 8:10). Yet, when God saw the number
of men who answered Gideon's call to arms, he said 32,000 m...
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Watch. This was the second of the three watches known to the ancient
Hebrews: in the New Testament, they followed the Roman discipline, and
admitted four, Matthew xiv. 25. (Calmet) --- Menochius think...
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The midnight hour is what is particularly spoken of, as a season of
terror. Matthew 25:6....
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The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of
His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their
practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
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Thirty-two thousand men followed Gideon. But Jehovah will not have so
many. He alone must be glorified in their deliverance. Their faith was
indeed so weak, even while the Spirit of God was at work, t...
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SO GIDEON, AND THE ONE HUNDRED MEN THAT WERE WITH HIM,.... Which was
one of the three companies his army was divided into, and which
company he had the command of particularly:
CAME UNTO THE OUTSIDE...
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_So Gideon, and the hundred men that [were] with him, came unto the
outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had
but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brak...
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_Middle watch_ That is, of the second watch; for though afterward the
night was divided into four watches by the Romans, (Matthew 14:25,)
yet in more ancient times, and in the eastern parts, it was di...
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1 Gideons armie of two and thirtie thousand is brought to three
hundred.
9 He is encouraged by the dreame and interpretation of the barley
cake.
16 His stratageme of trumpets and lampes in pitchers....
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ISRAEL'S ARMY REDUCED BY GOD
(vv. 1-9)
Gideon's influence had gathered 32,000 men, and they encamped south of
the encampment of the Midianites, prepared for battle (v. 1).Compared
to Midian, this ar...
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16-22 This method of defeating the Midianites may be alluded to, as
exemplifying the destruction of the devil's kingdom in the world, by
the preaching of the everlasting gospel, the sounding that tru...
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OF THE MIDDLE WATCH, i.e. of the second watch; for though afterwards
the night was divided into four watches by the Romans, MATTHEW 14:25,
yet in more ancient times, and in the eastern parts, it was d...
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Judges 7:19 Gideon H1439 hundred H3967 men H376 came H935 (H8799)
outpost H7097 camp H4264 beginning H7218 middle...
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‘ So Gideon, and the one hundred men who were with him, came to the
extremity of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they
had but newly set the watch, and they blew the ram's horns and...
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Judges 6-8
In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He
was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not
enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were r...
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CONTENTS: Gideon's three hundred and the victory over Midian and
Amalek.
CHARACTERS: God, Gideon, Phurah, Oreb, Zeeb.
CONCLUSION: God wants prepared men to fight God's battles with God's
weapons in...
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Judges 7:1. _The well of Harod;_ equivalent to terror, from the panic
of the Midianites. It is situate on the south side of Gilboa.
Judges 7:2. _The people with thee are too many,_ while human fears
s...
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_Arise, for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of
Midian._
DIVINE PROVIDENCE OVERRULING THE RESULT
I. The hand of the Lord visible in this deliverance.
1. In the general effect produce...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 7:19 MIDDLE WATCH. Jewish tradition divides
the night into three segments, or “watches.” The later division
into four watches (Matthew 14:25) seems to h
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_MAIN HOMILETICS_.—_Judges 7:15_
I. THE HAND OF THE LORD VISIBLE IN THIS DELIVERANCE.
It is quite manifest that the overruling Providence of God was at work
in all this to bring out the result. This...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 7:9
GET THEE DOWN, etc; _i.e_. attack the camp at once with thy 300 men.
But if thou art afraid to do so, go down first alone with Phurah thy
servant, and hear what they are saying...
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So in chapter seven,
[when] Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him,
rose up early, and they pitched beside the well of Harod (Judges 7:1):
Now the well of Harod is still there...
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1 Thessalonians 5:2; Exodus 14:24; Jeremiah 13:13; Jeremiah 13:14;...
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GIDEON, A HERO OF THE FAITH
Judges 7:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Hebrews eleven classes Gideon with the heroes of the faith. This may
well have been done. We need to remember, however, that Gideon lived
i...
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THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND OF GIDEON
Judges 7:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are coming to our second study concerning Gideon. We are sure that
many things of value will be found in this remarkable chapter...
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Middle watch — That is, of the second watch; for though afterward
the night was divided into four watches by the Romans, Matthew 14:25,
yet in more ancient times, and in the eastern parts, it was divi...