B.C. 1296? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10 6. 30 ↑ Embroidery, Ezek, 26:16. 31 # Prayer, intercesBry, Acts 6:4. Righteous, Pss. 64:10. 'Sis'e-rà a prey of divers colours, titude; for both they and their a prey of divers colours of 'nee- the spoil? 31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let 'them that love him be as the "sun when he Sam, Josh. 10:12. goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest "forty years. Forty, Jonah 3:4. B.C. 1256? a Israel, under the judges, Ex. 4:22. Disobedience to God, Eph. 5:6. Dirine Chastisement, Job 33:19. d Judgments, Ex. 6.6. e Midianites, Gen. 37:28 2 [ Fertification, Ezek, 17:17. 3 Amalekites, Num. 13:29. 41 Chr. 7:28. 1 Tent, Gen. 13:5. 1 R. V. locusts ND the children of "Is'ra-el 'did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD c,ddelivered them into the hand of "Midi-an seven years. 2 And the hand of Mid-an prevailed against "Is'ra-el: and because of the Mid'I-an-ites the children of Is'ra-el made them the dens which are in the mountains, and *caves, and 'strong holds. 6 And Iş'ra-el was greatly impoverished because of the Mid'I-an-ites; and the children of İş'ra-el 'cried unto the LORD. 7¶ And it came to pass, when the children of Iş'ra-el cried unto the LORD because of the "Mid'Y-an-ites, 8 That the LORD 'sent a prophet unto the children of Iş'ra-el, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Is'ra-el, m I brought you up from Eʼġÿpt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the "E-gyp'tians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; 10 And I said unto you, °I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the "Am'ôr-ites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye 'have not obeyed my voice. son 11 ¶ And there came an angel ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their 'tents, and they came as 'grasshoppers for mul 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, "The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of "valour. 13 And Gĭd'e-on said unto him, Oh my Lord, "if the LORD B.C. 1256? 6 j Adversity, prayer in, Psa, 10:6. 7 k Nation, in adver sity, prayer of, Isa. 2:4. B.C. 1249? 8 Prophets, inspiration of, Isa. 3:2, m God, providence of, Gen. 2:2. 9 n Egyptians, Gen. 50:3. 10 o God, love of, Gen. 2:2. p Amorites, Gen. 14:13. 11 q Angel, appearances of, Heb. 1:13. r Judg. 8:27, 32; 9:5. 8 Judg. 7:14; 8:13, 29-32. t Wine-press, Isa. 5:2. 12 u Courage, Deut. 31:7. 13 v Doubting, Rom. 14:23. * CAVE. Used as a dwelling, by Lot, Gen. 19:30; by Judg. 6:16. Angel attests the call of, by miracles, Judg. 6:21Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:9; by the Israelites, Ezek. 33:27; by saints, | 24. He destroys the altar of Baal, and builds one to the Lord, Heb 11:38. Place of refuge, Josh. 10:16-27; Judg. 6:2; Judg. 6:25-27. His prayer tests, Judg. 6:36-40. Leads an 1 Sam. 13:6; 1 Kin. 18:4, 13; 19:9, 13. Burial place, Gen. 239-20; 25:9; 49:29-32; 50:13; John 11:38. army against, and defeats the Midianites, Judg. 6:33-35; 7; 8: 4-12. Ephraimites chide, for not inviting them to join in the campaign against the Midianites, Judg. 8:1-3. Avenges himself upon the people of Succoth. Judg. 8:14-17. Israel desires to make him king; he refuses, Judg. 8:22, 23. Makes an ephod which becomes a snare to the Israelites, Judg. 8:24-27. Had seventy sons, Judg. 8:30. Death of, Judg. 8:32. Faith of Heb. 11:32. B.C. 1249? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. w Despondency, Eccl. 2:20. 2 R. V. wondrous works 14 be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his 2miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the "Midi-an-ites. 14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, "Go in this thy u Faith, enjoined, might, and thou shalt save Is'ra-el from the hand of the "Mid'I-an-ites: "have not I sent thee? 15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, "wherewith shall I save Iş'ra-el? behold, my family is poor in "Ma-năs'seh, and I am the least in my father's house. x Call, personal, Phil. 3:14. Mark 11:22. 15 2 Excuses, Luke 14:18. a Manasseh, tribe of, Gen. 46:20. 19 e Goat, Deut. 14:4. f Measure, dry, Deut. 25:15. 3 R. V. meal: 20 Angel, appearances of, Heb. 1:13. 18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. 19 And Gid'e-on went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an 'ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. B.C. 1249? Rev. 10:6, 21 leavened cakes; and "there rose see footnote, Time, up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. h Miracles, Luke 23:8. 22 22 And when Gid'e-on perceived that he was an 'angel of the LORD, Gĭd'e-on said, 'Alas, Prayer, exempli O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gid'e-on built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Je-hō'vah-sha'lom: unto this day it is yet in Ŏph'rah of the A'bi-ez'rītes. fied, Acts 6:4. 24 j Altar, Gen. 8:20 25 k Baal, 2 Kln. 17: 16. 1 Idolatry, 1 Sam. 15:23. 25 ¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of 'Ba'al that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: 26 And build an 'altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the 'ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt "sacrifice with the 4 R. V. orderly wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 21 Then the angel of the ↑ GROVES [R. V. Asheroth, Asherah, Asherine, and in Gen. 21:33 tamarisk tree], probably an image or Images of the Canaanitish goddess Asherah. See footnote, ASHTORETH, 1 Kin. 11:15. Forbidden to be established, Deut. 16:21; Isa. 17:8; 27:9; Mic. 5:14. To be destroyed, Deut. 12:3. Worshiped by Israel 28 q Iconoclasın, Num. 33:52. ites, Judg. 3:7; 1 Kin, 14:15, 23; 15:13; 18:19; 2 Kin. 13:6; 17:10, 16; 21:3-7; 2 Chr. 24:18; Isa. 1:29; 57:5; Jer. 17:2. Destroyed, by Gideon, Judg. 6:28; by Hezekiah, 2 Kin, 18:4; 2 Chr. 31:1; by Josiah, 2 Kin. 23:6, 14, 15; 2 Chr. 34:3, 4; by Asa, 2 Chr. 14:3; by Jehoshaphat, 2 Chr. 17:6; 19:3. See footnote, IDOLATRY, 1 Sam, 15:23. 30 ■ Persecution, of the righteous, John 15:20. 31 t Idolatry, folly of, 1 Sam. 15:23. 33 30 Then the men of the city B.C. 1249? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 38 Gen. 19:2. and it be dry upon all the earth 40 And God did so that night: CHAPTER 7 32 Therefore on that day he Gideon's army of thirty-two thousand is called him Jê-rub'ba-ăl, saying, Midianites, Gen. Let Ba'al plead against him, because he hath thrown down his 37:28. r Amalekites, Num. 13 29. Jezreel, Josh, 17: 16. 34 z Holy Spirit, in 12. #Trumpet, Josh. 64 altar. 33 reduced to three hundred. 9 He is en- Jê-rub'ba-ăl, who is Then all the "MidY-an-T "Gld'em and all the pers spiration of, Acts the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of "Jěz're-el. z Abiezer, Josh. 17:2. @ Armies, rendeztous of, Deut. 11:4. 35 Manasseh, tribe of. Gen. 46:20. c Asher, tribe of, Num. 1:40. d Zebulun, tribe of, Gen. 49:13. • Naphtali, tribe of. Num. 1:42. 36 "Gideon, 'peo ites and the "Ăm'a-lek-ītes and ple that were with him, 'rose w 34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gid'e-on, and he blew a "trumpet; and 2Ã'bi-e'zēr was "gathered after him. 35 And the sent messengers throughout all 'Ma-năs'seh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Ash'er, 1. 36-40; Mark and unto “Zěb'u-lìn, and unto "Năph'ta-li; and they came up to meet them. Fauh, strengthened by miracles, 11:22. 1 Prayer, tokens asked for, Acts 6:4. 39 in, Acts 6:4. 1 a Gideon, Judg. 6:11. b Israel, under the judges, vs. 1-25; Ex. 4:22. c Decision, instances of, Isa. 50:7. d Midianites, defeated by Gideon, vs. 1-25; Gen. 37:28. 1 R. V. spring 2 e Faith, trial of, vs. 1-25; Mark 11: 22. 2 And the LORD said unto "Gid'e-on, The 'people that are with thee are too many for me to give the "Mid'I-an-ites into their hands, lest Iş'ra-el vaunt them- Presumption, selves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, "Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount 'Gil'ead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. J Armies, divine assistance to, vs. 2-25; Deut. 11:4. Psa. 19:13. 3 h Soldiers, cowards excused from duty as, Ezra 8:22. i Cowardice, disqualifies for military service, Lev. 26:36. i Gilead, Deut. 3:13. 19:19; Deut. 22:11. Tribute paid in, 2 Kin. 3:4. Fleece of. Judg. 6:37, First fleece of, belonged to the priests, Deut. 18:4, B.C. 1249? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 7 k God, providence of, Gen. 2:2. 8 Trumpet, used by 4 And the LORD said unto "Gid'e-on, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto "Gid'e-on, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the LORD said unto Gid'e-on, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the "Mid'I-an-ites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their 'trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Iş'ra-el Gideon's soldiers, every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Mid'i-an was beneath him in the valley. Josh. 6:4. 9 m War, God in, Judg. 3:2. *STRATEGY. 9¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for k,mI have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phū'rah thy servant down to the host: go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phū'rah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 12 And the "Mid'I-an-ites and the "Am'a-lek-ītes 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 multitude. B.C. 1249? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10.6. 12 n Amalekites. Num. 13:29. 2 R. V. locusts 13 o Dream, Dan. 1:17. 13 And when "Gid'e-on was come, behold, there was a man that told a 'dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley "bread tumbled into the P Bread, Ezek. host of Mĭd'I-an, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gid'e-on the son of "Jō'ǎsh, a man of Is'ra-el: for into his hand hath God delivered Mid-an, and all the host. 15¶ And it was so, when "Gid'e-on heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Iş'ra-el, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Mid'I-an. 16 And he *divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a 'trumpet in every man's hand, with empty 'pitchers, 3and lamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a 'trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also 11 And thou shalt hear what 4:13. 14 q Judg. 6:11, 29, 31; 8:13, 29-32. 16 7 Eccl. 12:6; Lam. 4:2. 3 R. V. with torch es In war, Gen. 14:14, 15; 32:7, 8; Josh. 8:3-25; Judg. 7:16-23; 20:20-43; Neh. 6; Isa, 15:1: Jer, 6:5 2 Chr. 32:3, 4. See footnote, ARMIES, Tactics, Deut. 11:4. B.C. 1249? See footnote, Time, 18 4 R. V. For the Lord and for Gideon. 19 a Night, divided into watches, Gen. 1:5. 20 Battle, shouting th, 1 Sam. 17:20. Sword, 1 Chr. 21:5. 6 R. V. torches 21 6 R. V. and they shouted, and put them to flight, 22 ↑ God, providence of, Gen. 2:2. 16. and 20 And the three companies blew the 'trumpets, and brake the 'pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and CHAPTER 8 Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites. 4 Succoth the 'trumpets in their right hands AND the men of "Ephrǎ-tm to blow withal: and they 'cried, See footnote, Time, B.C. 1249? Rev. 10:6. Isa. 10:26. 1 a Ephraim, tribe of, Gen. 41:52. said unto him, c.Why Gideon, Judg. The "sword of the LORD, and of hast thou served us thus, that 22 And the three hundred blew What have I done now in 9 Meekness, in- h Flattery, Prov. 6:24. tive, Lev. 23:22. i Abiezer, Josh. 17:2. 1 Kin. 4:12; 19: fellow, even throughout all the E'phră-im better than the vint-i Gleaning, figurahost: and the host fled to age of 'A'bi-e'zer? Beth-shit'tah in Zer'e-rath, and 3 God hath delivered into your to the border of "A'bel-mê- hands the princes of Mid'I-an, hō'lah, unto Tăb'bath. kŌ'reb and Ze'eb: and what 23 : Naphtali, tribe of, Num, 1:42. y Asher, tribe of, Num, 1:40. 2 Manasseh, tribe ef, Gen. 46:20. 24 a Gideon, Judg. 6:11. 23 And the men of Is'ra-el was I able to do in comparison ites. and pursued after the Mid-an- 4 ¶ And 'Gid'e-on came to 24 And "Gid'e-on sent messengers throughout all mount "É'phrǎ-im, saying, Come down Ephraim, mount against the Mid-an-ites, and of, Josh, 17:15. e Midianites, Gen. 37:28. d Jordan, Gen. 32:10. e Ephraim, tribe of. Gen. 41:52. 25 1 Captive, ruelty to, 1 Sam. 30:3. Judg. 8:3; Psa. 83:11. 5 And he said unto the men 25 And they took two 'princes of the Mid-an-ītes, "Õ'reb and PANIC. In armies, Lev. 26:17; Deut. 32:30; Josh. 23: 10: 1 Sam, 4:10: 1 Chr. 19:14, 15, 18. From God, Gen. 35:5; Ex. 15:14-16; 1 Sam, 14:15-20; 2 Kin. 7:6, 7; 2 Chr. 20: 22, 23 See footnote, ARMIES, Deut. 11:4. |