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Verse Judges 7:14. _INTO HIS HAND HATH GOD DELIVERED MIDIAN_] This is
a full proof that God had inspired both the dream and its
interpretation....
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THIS IS NOTHING ELSE SAVE THE SWORD OF GIDEON - The word rendered
tumbled in Judges 7:13, is rather descriptive of a sword brandished
(compare Genesis 3:24). Hence, the interpretation “the sword of
Gi...
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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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GIDEON'S VISIT TO THE MIDFANITE CAMP. The heroic leader was next
encouraged, not by a dream of his own, but by one which he heard told
at night in the camp of the enemy. The significant features of th...
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_Gideon visits the Midianite camp_
9 _.the same night_ Probably the night of the day which began in
Judges 7:1.
_get thee down_ Here and in Judges 7:11 a AGAINST _the camp_, to
attack it; in Judges 7...
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_of Gideon the son of Joash_ The phrase which follows means THE MEN OF
ISRAEL, as in Judges 7:8_; Judges 7:23_, Judges 8:22; Judges 9:55;...
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_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...
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_AND HIS FELLOW ANSWERED AND SAID, THIS IS NOTHING ELSE SAVE THE SWORD
OF GIDEON THE SON OF JOASH, A MAN OF ISRAEL: FOR INTO HIS HAND HATH
GOD DELIVERED MIDIAN, AND ALL THE HOST._
Gideon the son of J...
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THE ROUT OF MIDIAN
1-7. Gideon's choice of his Followers....
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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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THIS IS NOTHING ELSE SAVE THE SWORD OF GIDEON. — The sort of dread
which revealed itself by this instant interpretation of the dream
shows that Israel Was formidable even in its depression, doubtless...
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וַ יַּ֨עַן רֵעֵ֤הוּ וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙
אֵ֣ין זֹ֔את
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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 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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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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Sword and loaf are both derived from the same Hebrew word, which
signifies "to make war." See Numbers xiv. 9. But if there had been no
connection or reason in the discourse of the soldier, (which was...
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Observe, the gracious condescension of God, thus to furnish out means
for the strengthening of Gideon's faith. Though the Lord Jesus is both
the author and finisher of our faith, and all the faith his...
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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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AND HIS FELLOW ANSWERED AND SAID,.... As the dream was no doubt from
God, so the interpretation of it was; it was he that put into the mind
of the soldier's comrade to whom he told it to interpret it...
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And his fellow answered and said, This [is] nothing else save the
sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: [for] into his hand
hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Ver. 14. _This is...
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_And lo, a cake tumbled into the host of Midian_ A weak and
contemptible thing, and in itself as unable to overthrow a tent as to
remove a mountain; but, being thrown by a divine hand, it bore down
al...
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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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And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword
of Gideon, the son of Joash, a man of Israel; for into his hand hath
God delivered Midian and all the host. Thus the Lord, through...
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THE DEFEAT OF THE MIDIANITES...
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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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9-15 The dream seemed to have little meaning in it; but the
interpretation evidently proved the whole to be from the Lord, and
discovered that the name of Gideon had filled the Midianites with
terror...
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As there are many examples of. significant dreams given by God to
heathens, as GE 41 DA 2 DA 4, so some of them had the gift of
interpreting dreams; which they sometimes did by study and art, and
some...
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Judges 7:14 companion H7453 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799)
sword H2719 Gideon H1439 son H1121 Joash...
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‘ And his fellow answered and said, “This is none other than the
sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, a man of Israel. Into his hand has
God delivered Midian and all the host.” '
His companion certainly...
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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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_A cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian._
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR GIDEON
Gideon felt that he was but the thin, weak, limp cake; that there was
a ludicrous disproportion between the means at...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 7:10 God gave Gideon a preview of the coming
victory by allowing him to enter the Midianite camp and overhear a
Midianite’s dream about Israel’s triumph.
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 7:13 TUMBLED literally means “turned itself
over.” The loaf in the dream, symbolizing the SWORD OF GIDEON,
“overturned” the Midianite camp. The dream provided the
confirmation th...
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_THE ARMY OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE_
I. THE DIMINUTION OF ITS NUMBERS
_Judges 7:1_
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 7:1. THEN JERUBBAAL.] The name is given as
_the challenger of Baal_, the man who, for the h...
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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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2 Kings 7:6; 2 Kings 7:7; Exodus 15:14; Exodus 15:15; Job 1:10;...
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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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His fellow answered, &c. — As there are many examples of significant
dreams, given by God to Heathens, so some of them had the gift of
interpreting dreams; which they sometimes did by divine direction...