{"id":1108,"date":"2010-03-10T08:23:09","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T13:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2022-10-24T19:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:16:07","slug":"thoughts-on-judges-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/thoughts-on-judges-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Judges 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: I had some issues with my site over the weekend and lost a couple of posts. If you have already seen this, I apologize for the re-post.<\/em><\/p>

We\u2019re reading through Judges at Oak Tree Church<\/a>, and I\u2019m posting some observations from my daily readings here within a day or two after the reading. I\u2019d love for you to join in the discussion.<\/p>

Thoughts on Judges 7<\/h3>

The LORD said to Gideon, \u201cYou have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. Israel might brag, \u2018Our own strength has delivered us.\u2018\u201d<\/em> Judges 7:2 NET<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>

How often does God want to do something great through me, but won\u2019t do it simply because he knows that he won\u2019t get the credit? This one principle could dramatically change how often we see God work in our lives!<\/p>

I like the fact that God told Gideon why he needed a smaller army. Gideon didn\u2019t have to wonder if<\/strong> he would win, just how<\/strong> it would happen (vs. 7<\/a>)<\/p>

But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with Purah your servant and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave and attack the camp.\u201d So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp.<\/em> Judges 7:10-11 NET<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>

Many times people are afraid to say that they\u2019re afraid of moving forward with God. God knows and gives permission to verify that what he says is true. (That\u2019s what the miracles in the New Testament were all about \u2013 verifying the message God\u2019s people were preaching.) If that\u2019s your story right now, talk to someone who\u2019s been in your situation and learn from them. See that God can be trusted.<\/p>

The other man said, \u201cWithout a doubt this symbolizes the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God is handing Midian and all the army over to him.\u201d<\/em> Judges 7:14 NET<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>

I\u2019ve always wondered how in the world Gideon would have ever been on this soldier\u2019s radar that he even knew who Gideon was (see Gideon\u2019s description of himself in Judges 6:15<\/a>). God has a way of proving himself to those who desperately want to know and follow him.<\/p>

They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb\u2026<\/em> Judges 7:25 NET<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>

These guys sound like they should have been in the Men in Black<\/em> movies. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>

What did you see in these verses? What was important to you in Judges 7 that I did not see?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Note: I had some issues with my site over the weekend and lost a couple of posts. If you have already seen this, I apologize for the re-post. We\u2019re reading through Judges at Oak Tree Church, and I\u2019m posting some observations from my daily readings here within a day or two after the reading. I\u2019d love […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-1108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other","tag-judges"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"widget-thumbnail":false,"rpwe-thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Daniel Goepfrich","author_link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/author\/dgoepfrich\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Note: I had some issues with my site over the weekend and lost a couple of posts. 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