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Themes in Judges 7

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Themes in Judges 7

Judges 7:1 (show verse)

Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him got up early and camped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley.

Harod » A spring or well by which gideon and his army camped
Moreh » Hill » Plain » Jezreel » Midianites » Encamped
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Moreh

Judges 7:2 (show verse)

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are too many people with you for Me to hand over Midian to them, otherwise Israel will boast [about themselves] against Me, saying, ‘My own power has rescued me.’

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Judges 7:3 (show verse)

So now, proclaim in the hearing of the people, ‘Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand men returned [home], but ten thousand remained.

Armies » Who were exempt from service in
the Armies of israel » The fearful allowed to leave
Cowardice » Cowardice, examples of » The followers of gideon
Cowardice » Instances of » 20,000 of gideon's army
Gilead » Mount of
Gilead » A mountain
Mountains » Names of » Gilead
Soldiers » Cowards excused from duty as

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people; bring them down to the water and I will test them for you there. Therefore it shall be that he of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go with you; but everyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God
Symbols and similitudes » Lapping water

Judges 7:5 (show verse)

So he brought the people down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon, “You shall separate everyone who laps the water with his tongue as a dog laps, as well as everyone who kneels down to drink.”

Dog » Habits of » Lapping of
Dogs » Manner of, in drinking alluded to
gideon » General references to
Jerubbaal » General references to
Symbols and similitudes » Lapping water

Judges 7:6 (show verse)

Now the number of those who lapped [the water], putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men, but all the rest of the people kneeled down to drink water.

Symbols and similitudes » Lapping water

Judges 7:7 (show verse)

And the Lord told Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will rescue you, and will hand over the Midianites to you. Let all the other people go, each man to his home.”

Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Faith » Faith tested tested » By reducing a general's army
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God
Hindrances » Faith tested » By reducing a general's army
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God
Protection » Of God, is » Often afforded through means inadequate in themselves
Symbols and similitudes » Lapping water
spiritual Tests » Faith tested » By reducing a general's army

Judges 7:8 (show verse)

So the three hundred men took people’s provisions [for the journey] and their trumpets [made of rams’ horns] in their hands. And Gideon sent [away] all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but kept the three hundred men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.

Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Midian » Son of abraham and keturah
Symbols and similitudes » Lapping water
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers
Valleys » Often the scenes of great contests

Judges 7:9 (show verse)

Now on that same night the Lord said to Gideon, “Arise, go down against their camp, for I have given it into your hand.

Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Fellowship, with God
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:10 (show verse)

But if you are afraid to go down [by yourself], go with Purah your servant down to the camp,

Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Phurah » A servant of gideon
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers
War » Counsels of

Judges 7:11 (show verse)

and you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have the courage to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the army that was in the camp.

Judges 7:12 (show verse)

Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying [camped] in the valley, as countless as locusts; and their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

Armies » Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage
Armies » Compared to » Grasshoppers
Camels » Used for » War
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Locusts » In av often translated "grasshopper," as in
Moreh » Hill » Plain » Jezreel » Midianites » Encamped
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers
Worldly » Host » A great host » Against

Judges 7:13 (show verse)

When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling a dream to his friend. And he said, “Listen carefully, I had a dream: there was a loaf of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian, and it came to the tent and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down so that the tent lay flat.”

Bread » Made of » Barley
Bread » Barley
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Dream » Instances of » Of midianite concerning the cake of barley
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Midianite
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:14 (show verse)

And his friend replied, “This [dream] is nothing less than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has given Midian and the entire camp into his hand.”

Ancient heroes » Battle of Life » gideon
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Midianite
Joash » Father of gideon
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:15 (show verse)

When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. Then he returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Arise, for the Lord has given the camp of Midian into your hand.”

Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Midianite
Dreams » The ancients » Put great faith in
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:16 (show verse)

He divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers.

Armies » March in ranks » Move, in attack, in three divisions
Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
the Armies of israel » Divided into » Three divisions
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Strategy
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Strategy
Lamps » Probable origin of dark lantern
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Strategy » In war
Trumpet » Miracles connected with » Confusion produced in the camp of the midianites by sound of
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers
War » Strategy in

Judges 7:17 (show verse)

And he said to them, “Look at me, then do likewise. When I come to the edge of the camp, do just as I do.

Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Example » Inspiration of example » gideon
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Strategy
Inspiration of example » gideon
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Strategy
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Strategy » In war
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:18 (show verse)

When I and all who are with me blow the trumpet (ram’s horn), then all around the camp you also blow the trumpets and shout, ‘For the Lord and for Gideon!’”

Armies » March in ranks » Battle shouts
Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Strategy
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Strategy
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Strategy » In war
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:19 (show verse)

So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when the guards had just been changed, and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands.

Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
gideon » General references to
Jerubbaal » General references to
Jews, the » Often distinguished in war
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Night » Divided into watches
Night » Originally divided into three watches
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Strategy » In war
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:20 (show verse)

When three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers, they held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow, and they shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”

Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Battle » Shouting in
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
hands » Operations of, mentioned » Holding
Jews, the » Often distinguished in war
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Pitcher » Used by gideon in his battle with the midianites
Strategy » In war
Swords » used by » gideon
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:21 (show verse)

Then each stood in his place around the camp; and the entire [Midianite] army ran, crying out as they fled.

Amalekites, the » Overcome by gideon
Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Armies » March in ranks » Among the midianites
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
unholy Fear » Exemplified » Midianites
Jews, the » Often distinguished in war
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Strategy » In war
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers

Judges 7:22 (show verse)

When Gideon’s men blew the three hundred trumpets, the Lord set the sword of one [Midianite] against another even throughout the whole army; and the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

Abel-meholah » A city » A city near the jordan
Amalekites, the » Overcome by gideon
Armies » Often destroyed by » Themselves through divine intervention
Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Beth-shittah » A place near the jordan river
Bible stories for children » The man who won a battle with pitchers and lights
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
unholy Fear » Exemplified » Midianites
Jews, the » Often distinguished in war
Midianites » Miraculously defeated and destroyed by gideon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The midianites destroyed
Miracles wrought through servants of God » gideon » Midianites destroyed
Panic » From God
Strategy » In war
Swords » Was used » By heathen nations
Tabbath » A place of uncertain location
Trumpet » Miracles connected with » Confusion produced in the camp of the midianites by sound of
Trumpet » By gideon's soldiers
Valleys » Often the scenes of great contests
Zererath » A district » A district of uncertain location

Judges 7:23 (show verse)

The men of Israel were summoned together from [the tribes of] Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh, and they pursued Midian.

Asher » Tribe of: census of, by families » Summoned by gideon
The tribe of Asher » Assisted gideon against the midianites
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the midianites and amalekites with three hundred men
Jews, the » Often distinguished in war
Naphtali » Tribe of » Follow gideon
The tribe of Naphtali » Joined gideon in the pursuit and overthrow of the midianites
Strategy » In war

Judges 7:24 (show verse)

Then Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of [the tribe of] Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and take [control of] the waters before them [thereby cutting off the Midianites], as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan [River].” So all the men of Ephraim were assembled together and they took control of the waters, as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.

Bethabara » A city » East » Jordon
Beth-barah » A place east of the jordan river
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Joined gideon against the midianites
mount Ephraim » Ephraim, in central palestine
The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Gideon against midian
Jordan » Fords of
Midianites » Princes of, slain
Mountains » Names of » Ephraim, in central palestine

Judges 7:25 (show verse)

Then the men of Ephraim took the two leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon from across the Jordan.

Captive » Cruelty to » Putting to death
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Joined gideon against the midianites
The tribe of Ephraim » Assisted » Gideon against midian
gideon » General references to
Jerubbaal » General references to
Oreb » A prince of midian, overcome by gideon and killed by the ephraimites
Oreb » A rock east of the jordan river, where oreb was killed
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Oreb
Zeeb » A prince of midian