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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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AMALEKITES. See note on Exodus 17:16.
CHILDREN. sons.
GRASSHOPPERS. locusts.
AS THE SAND, &C. Figure of speech _Paroemia._...
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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...
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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 THE MIDIANITES AND THE AMALEKITES AND ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE
EAST LAY ALONG IN THE VALLEY LIKE GRASSHOPPERS FOR MULTITUDE; AND
THEIR CAMELS WERE WITHOUT NUMBER, AS THE SAND BY THE SEA SIDE FOR
M...
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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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LIKE GRASSHOPPERS. — Comp. Judges 6:5; Numbers 22:4.
THEIR CAMELS. — Which constitute the chief wealth of Arab tribes.
“The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian
and Ephah”...
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וּ מִדְיָ֨ן וַ עֲמָלֵ֤ק וְ כָל ־בְּנֵי
־קֶ֨דֶם֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בָּ † עֵ֔מֶק כָּ †
אַרְבֶּ֖ה...
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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 c...
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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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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 THE MIDIANITES AND THE AMALEKITES, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE
EAST,.... The Arabians, who with the Amalekites joined the Midianites
in this expedition:
LAY ALONG IN THE VALLEY in the valley of Jezre...
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And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east
lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their
camels [were] without number, as the sand by the sea side for...
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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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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Judges 7:12 Midianites H4080 Amalekites H6002 people H1121 East H6924
lying H5307 (H8802) valley H6010 numerous H7230 locusts H697 camels
H1581 number H4557 sand H2344 seashore H3220 H8193 multitude H...
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‘ And the Midianites and the Amalekites, and all the children of the
east, lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude, and their
camels were without number as the sand which is on the sea shor...
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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...
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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...
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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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_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...
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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 ther...
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1 Kings 4:30; 2 Chronicles 14:9; Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 8:9; Judges 6:3;
Judges 6:33; Judges 6:5; Judges 8:10; Psalms 118:10; Psalms 3:1;...
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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...