Judges 6-8
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Gideon
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5th Judge for nation of Israel
Enemy: Midianites, Amalekites
Israel’s bondage: 7 years
Time as judge: 40 years
Judges 6
v. 1 – Israel did evil, God
delivered them to
Midianites for 7 years
v. 2 – Children of Israel
hid in caves
v. 3-6 – Midianites took
the land, Israelites in
poverty
Judges 6
v. 7 – They cried to God
for help
v. 8-10 – God sent a
prophet, “you are in this
condition because you
disobeyed. God will
deliver you”
Judges 6
v. 11 – Angel appeared
to Gideon
v. 12 – Angel said, “The
Lord is with you”
v. 13 – “If the Lord is
with us, why has this
happened?”
Judges 6
v. 14 – You will save
Israel
v. 15 – Gideon said he
was a nobody, not
strong enough to lead
v. 16 – Angel assured
him that God would be
with him
Judges 6
v. 17 – Gideon wanted a
sign
v. 18 – Gideon told the
angel to wait
Judges 6
v. 19 – Gideon prepared
a feast and brought it to
the angel
v. 20 – Angel told
Gideon to place it on a
rock, pour broth on it
v. 21 – Angel touched it
with staff, consumed by
fire
Judges 6
v. 22 – Gideon believed
he was an angel of the
Lord
v. 23 – Lord told him he
would not die
v. 24 – Gideon built an
alter to God
Judges 6
v. 25 – Gideon told to
tear down alter and
wooden image of Baal
v. 27 – Gideon and 10
servants did so
v. 28-29 – Men arose
and saw, accused
Gideon
Judges 6
v. 30 – Spoke to his
father and said bring him
out to be killed
v. 31 – Joash said if
Baal is a god, let him
avenge
v. 33 – Midianites and
Amalekites prepare for
battle
Judges 6
v. 34-35 – God spoke to
Gideon again
v. 36-40 – Proof to
Gideon that God was
with him – miracle of
fleece and dew
Judges 7
v. 1 – Gideon with
32,000 men camped
near enemy with
135,000 men
v. 2 – God said there
are too many men
v. 3 – Tell those afraid
to go back home
v. 4 – Still too many
Judges 7
v. 5 – Those that lap
water as a dog will fight
v. 6 – 300 lapped as
dog, put hands to
mouth
v. 7 – 300 men would
fight enemy of 135,000
Judges 7
v. 16 – Men divided
into 3 companies.
Each man had a
trumpet, pitcher, and
lamp
v. 17-18 – Gideon
instructs the men
Judges 7
v. 19-20 – 300 men
blew trumpets, broke
pitchers, and cried
“The sword of the Lord
and Gideon”
v. 21 – Every man
stood in his place,
Midianites destroyed
themselves and fled
1. Trusting God
If
But Why
Where
“You have to be kidding”
Lack of Faith and Obedience
1. Trusting God
Do not place full trust in God
 Snag in life
 Question God
Paul endured – 2 Cor. 4:7 ff
 “walk by faith not by sight”
2. Inferiority
Gideon Felt Unqualified
 Why Me ?
 Felt he could not do the job
2. Inferiority
I am not qualified
God says “I will be with you”
Matt. 28:20 “I am with you”
“I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.” Phil.4:13
“And my God shall supply all your
needs according to His riches in
glory by Christ Jesus.” Phil.4:19
God did not accept the
excuses of Gideon
If you cannot, you serve a
God who can!
“And we have such trust through
Christ toward God. Not that we are
sufficient of ourselves to think of
anything as being from ourselves,
but our sufficiency is from God”
2 Cor. 3:4-5
3. Fear
Gideon was scared (Jud. 6:27; 7:10)
 Of those close to him
 Of the Midianites
But he was willing to serve God
3. Fear
• At times we are afraid
• Devil uses fear to stop us
“For God has not given us a spirit
of fear, but of power and of love
and of a sound mind.”
2 Tim. 1:7
3. Fear
• Paul had fear - Acts 18:5-11
• Fear was overcome by obedience
• God did not remove their fears,
but he enabled them to overcome
• God will provide us the strength
God accepted Gideon
with his struggles
He gave him strength
to overcome
Salvation
Hear the gospel
Believe In Jesus
REPENT of your sins
Confess your faith
Baptized Into Christ
(Rom. 10:17)
(Jn. 8:24)
(Lk. 13:3)
(Matt. 10:32-33)
(Acts 2:38)
REMISSION OF SINS
Faithful until death
(Rev. 2:10)