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Judges 7:1 four interludes

Geplaatst op 21 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In Judges 6, we saw that Gideon’s story was interrupted twice. This chapter also features two interludes before Gideon’s final battle with the Midianites. QuarterlyFour times, from a different perspective, we see an illustration of the interval between the first… Lees verder →

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Judges 7:1 God’s promises

Geplaatst op 19 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In the first verse of this chapter, both names of the man we know primarily as Gideon are mentioned. The name Jerub-Baal means “Baal contends with him,” and he received it after overthrowing the altar of Baal. The name Gideon… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:39-40 Gideon and the sheepskin on the threshing floor (2)

Geplaatst op 17 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In the first sign, only the sheepskin was covered with dew. It foreshadows Christ, who came as the Lamb of God to take away the sin of the world (John 1:36). He was resurrected by God and received imperishable life… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:36-38 Gideon and the fleece on the sheepskin floor (1)

Geplaatst op 15 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

We saw earlier that Gideon’s story was interrupted. After his calling, there first came the episode in which he tore down the altar of Baal and Ashtaroth. In the verses that followed, Gideon gathered the forces and seemed about to… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:33-35 the spirit and gideon

Geplaatst op 13 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Judges 6 began with the calling of Gideon, but before it begins with the deliverance of Israel, there is a pause, described in verses 25-32. In the following verses, we read about the enemy setting up camp and Gideon gathering… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:30-32 Gideon rejected by the men of the city

Geplaatst op 11 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon’s fellow Israelites have discovered that he has destroyed the shrine of Baal and Asherah. However, they don’t question why Gideon did this. That would have been relevant, since he was appointed by God to deliver Israel. But the people… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:28-29 words and deeds

Geplaatst op 10 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon tore down the old altar of Baal and Asherah and, fearing the hostility of his people, secretly built a new one. Then we see that Israel is not only unaware of what has happened, but also that they reject… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:27 ten men

Geplaatst op 9 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon tears down the altar of his fathers’ religion and builds a new one. This represents Christ, who has fulfilled the old covenant and establishes a new covenant. Gideon does his work in secret, at night, because of the enmity… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:26-27 priestly and hidden

Geplaatst op 8 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

We saw that Gideon tore down the shrine of Baal and Asherah and built a new altar there to the LORD. Further on, we see that he is to use the wood of the Asherah pole, which he cuts down,… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:25-26 end of the old covenant

Geplaatst op 8 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

So far, this chapter has been about the calling of Gideon. Now, you might expect Gideon to begin his mission, but there is a pause first, and later in this chapter there will be another interlude, when Gideon asks for… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:22-24 YAHWEH is peace

Geplaatst op 6 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon had asked God for a sign that He was the one speaking with him. The sign he received speaks in all its details of resurrection life. YAHWEH takes the sacrifice to himself by burning it with fire and proves… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:17-21 Gideon asks for a sign (2)

Geplaatst op 5 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon asks for a sign that it is God speaking with him. He asks the messenger to wait and goes inside. There he prepares a young goat and unleavened bread and returns to the angel under the oak. Judges 620… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:17-21 Gideon asks for a sign (1)

Geplaatst op 5 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In the following verses, Gideon asks God for a sign. He will do so again later when he places a sheepskin on the threshing floor (7:36-40). What follows is explicitly called a sign and is therefore full of meaning. It… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:16 as one man

Geplaatst op 2 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon was from the tribe of Manasseh. He was the eldest son of Joseph, who did not receive the greatest blessing, for that went to Ephraim. (Gen. 48:17-19). Moreover, Gideon came from a family that was the least in this… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:15 so that no flesh should boast before God

Geplaatst op 1 december 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In the conversation between God’s messenger and Gideon, the angel says that it is YAHWEH who sends him to save Israel. But Gideon doesn’t understand why he is being chosen and objects to his calling. Apparently, he feels weak and… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:12-14 the redeemer of Israel appointed

Geplaatst op 29 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

The messenger of YAHWEH sat under the oak of Gideon’s father Joash, and the following verses describe his appearance to Gideon and the conversation they had. The angel tells Gideon the message with which God had sent him. Judges 612… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:11 wheat in the winepress

Geplaatst op 27 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In the previous blog post, we saw that “a messenger of the LORD” came to Gideon and sat under the oak of his father Joash in Ophrah. The oak has everything to do with the promises God made to Abraham,… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:11 under the oak

Geplaatst op 25 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

The previous verses spoke of an unknown prophet sent to Israel. We only find the prophet’s message described, but the effect and reaction of the people are not mentioned. Immediately following the account of this prophet, we find the introduction… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:8-10 a prophet

Geplaatst op 24 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

What we find throughout the book of Judges is also found at the beginning of Gideon’s story: the people call upon the name of YAHWEH in their distress. This is the beginning of the deliverance and the reason for Gideon’s… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:6-7 calling on the name of YAHWEH

Geplaatst op 22 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

In the previous verses, we saw that the Midianites annually came against Israel, along with the Amalekites. They, like the Midianites, were a brother nation, descendants of Esau (Gen. 36:12). In addition, there were also “the sons of the east,”… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:1-5 seven

Geplaatst op 21 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Seven times in Judges we read that the people did what was evil in the sight of the LORD (2:11; 3:7, 12; 4:1; 6:10:6; 13:1). For seven years they are given over to the Midianites, who come every year like… Lees verder →

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Judges 6:1-5 Midianites

Geplaatst op 21 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

The story of Gideon covers only three chapters: Judges 6 through 8. It begins with the recurring statement, a central thread throughout the book, that Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. These words remind us… Lees verder →

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Gideon (introduction)

Geplaatst op 19 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Gideon is one of those biblical figures whose beautiful stories capture the imagination and are therefore indispensable in children’s Bibles. The most well-known is probably the story in which God orders Gideon to reduce an army of 32,000 Israelites to… Lees verder →

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11. gifts of the spirit: no longer babies (conclusion)

Geplaatst op 9 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

We live in a time when the perfected and complete Word of God has been given to us. This time is special because, thanks to many resources, we can still come very close to the words the apostles recorded in… Lees verder →

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10. gifts of the spirit: until…

Geplaatst op 9 november 2025 door Gezonde Woorden

Ephesians 4 is also a passage that clearly shows that spiritual gifts had an expiration date. They would be given until they had served their purpose and the purpose for which they were given had been fulfilled. Ephesians 413 …until… Lees verder →

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