A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 7
Judges 7:1-8
_Selection of Gideon's three hundred._ Gideon started out with
thirty-two thousand men in his army. When he allowed everyone who was
fearful to return, twenty-two thousand turned back. God indicated this
was still too large a force. He devised a test whereby Gide... [ Continue Reading ]
_Gideon's Men Reduced to Three Hundred Judges 7:1-14_
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon and all the people that were with him,
rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host
of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of
Moreh, in the valley.
2 And the Lord said... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand
the host of Midian.
16 And he divided the thr... [ Continue Reading ]
_Gideon's Victory Judges 7:24-25_
24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying,
Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto
Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves
together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jorda... [ Continue Reading ]