DISCOURSE: 268 GIDEON PACIFIES THE EPHRAIMITES Judges 8:1._ And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served its thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 269 FAINT, YET PURSUING Judges 8:4. _Faint, yet pursuing._ THERE are those who speak of Gideon as a type of Christ. But, excepting as a deliverer raised up in an extraordinary manner to Israel, there is scarcely sufficient correspondence between him and our blessed Lord to justify such a... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 270 GIDEON CHASTISES THE MEN OF SUCCOTH AND PENUEL Judges 8:15. _And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? An... [ Continue Reading ]