Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod, in the southwestern foothills above the plain, so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley, where their outposts commanded a free view of the valley.
CHAPTER VII _The Lord commands Gideon to make a selection of a small number_ _of his men to go against the Midianites. Three hundred only_ _are selected; and into the hands of these God promises to...
THE WELL OF HAROD - i. e. of trembling, evidently so called from the people who were afraid Judges 7:3. It is identified with great probability with Ain Jalud, a spacious pool at the foot of Gilboa; ...
CHAPTER 7 THE VICTORY OF GIDEON _ 1. The sifting of Gideon's army (Judges 7:1)_ 2. The dream of the Midianite (Judges 7:9) 3. Victory through weakness (Judges 7:16) Gideon “the cutter down,” now al...
THE REDUCTION OF GIDEON'S ARMY. This section teaches that Yahweh is the giver of victory, and that it is as easy for Him to save by few as by many (1 Samuel 14:6). The spring of Harod (trembling, _cf....
HOST. camp....
Judges 7:1-8. _Gideon's army is reduced_ It seems to have been a fixed element in the tradition that 300 was the number of Gideon's force (Judges 7:6; Judges 7:16;...
This verse is the continuation of Judges 6:34; the thread of the narrative is taken up again in Judges 7:8 b. The intervening Judges 7:2 a are dependent upon Judges 6:35....
_GIDEON, BY THE COMMAND OF GOD, SELECTS A SMALL NUMBER OUT OF HIS ARMY TO GO AGAINST THE MIDIANITES; WHO ARE PUT TO FLIGHT, AND DESTROY EACH OTHER. THEIR TWO PRINCES, OREB AND ZEEB, ARE TAKEN AND SLAI...
_Gideon's Men Reduced to Three Hundred Judges 7:1-14_ Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the...
_THEN JERUBBAAL, WHO IS GIDEON, AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH HIM, ROSE UP EARLY, AND PITCHED BESIDE THE WELL OF HAROD: SO THAT THE HOST OF THE MIDIANITES WERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THEM, BY THE HI...
The sites here mentioned are doubtful. MOREH] said to be near Shechem (Genesis 12:6; Deuteronomy 11:30). After the battle Gideon crosses the Jordan by the fords one would take if travelling from Shech...
THE ROUT OF MIDIAN 1-7. Gideon's choice of his Followers....
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 7 V1 Early in the morning, Jerubbaal (Gideon) and his men camped at the *spring called Harod. The army from Midian had their camp north from them. It...
JERUBBAAL, WHO IS GIDEON. — Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Joseph, Esther, Daniel, St. Paul, &c, are other instances of Scriptural characters who have two names. BESIDE. — Rather, _above._ It would have been...
וַ יַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יְרֻבַּ֜עַל ה֣וּא גִדְעֹ֗ון וְ...
"THE PEOPLE ARE YET TOO MANY" Judges 6:33; Judges 7:1 ANOTHER day of hope and energy has dawned. One hillside at least rises sunlit out of darkness with the altar of Jehovah on its summit and holier...
QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY Judges 7:1 “No king is saved by the multitude of an host,” Psalms 33:16. God does not need multitudes. It is false to say that He is “on the side of the heaviest battalions.”...
This is the story of perhaps one of the most remarkable conflicts in the whole history of the people. As we have seen, it was a time when they had been cruelly oppressed as the result of disobedience....
The second invasion of the Midianites and their allies placed 135,000 troops in the land of Israel (Ruth 8:10). Yet, when God saw the number of men who answered Gideon's call to arms, he said 32,000 m...
Fountain. The same also called Areth, as the copies of the Septuagint and of St. Jerome vary. (Bonfrere) --- Harad, or "of trouble," either because the Madianites were filled with terror at the approa...
CONTENTS The former Chapter was introductory to what is contained in this. Gideon was called in that to the Lord's service. And in this we find him entered upon it. We have here the Lord's directions...
The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
Thirty-two thousand men followed Gideon. But Jehovah will not have so many. He alone must be glorified in their deliverance. Their faith was indeed so weak, even while the Spirit of God was at work, t...
THEN JERUBBAAL, WHO IS GIDEON,.... That being the name his father had lately given him, Judges 6:32 AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH HIM, ROSE UP EARLY; encouraged by the signs and miracles wrought,...
Then Jerubbaal, who [is] Gideon, and all the people that [were] with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the...
_Gideon rose up early_ As one whose heart was upon his business, and who was afraid of losing time. Being now sure God was with him, he is impatient of any delay. _And pitched by the well of Harod_ Th...
1 Gideons armie of two and thirtie thousand is brought to three hundred. 9 He is encouraged by the dreame and interpretation of the barley cake. 16 His stratageme of trumpets and lampes in pitchers....
ISRAEL'S ARMY REDUCED BY GOD (vv. 1-9) Gideon's influence had gathered 32,000 men, and they encamped south of the encampment of the Midianites, prepared for battle (v. 1).Compared to Midian, this ar...
JUDGES CHAPTER 7 Gideon with two and thirty thousand men encamps against the Midianites; they, by God's command and token, are lessened to three hundred, JUDGES 7:1. He is encouraged by a dream, and i...
Judges 7:1 Jerubbaal H3378 Gideon H1439) people H5971 early H7925 (H8686) encamped H2583 (H8799) Harod H5878 camp...
CHAPTER 7. GIDEON SMITES THE MIDIANITE CONFEDERACY. In this chapter we have an account of the army gathered out of several tribes under Gideon, which were finally reduced under God's instructions from...
Judges 6-8 In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were r...
CONTENTS: Gideon's three hundred and the victory over Midian and Amalek. CHARACTERS: God, Gideon, Phurah, Oreb, Zeeb. CONCLUSION: God wants prepared men to fight God's battles with God's weapons in...
Judges 7:1. _The well of Harod;_ equivalent to terror, from the panic of the Midianites. It is situate on the south side of Gilboa. Judges 7:2. _The people with thee are too many,_ while human fears s...
_Gideon _. .. _ pitched beside the wall of Harod._ GIDEON’S ARMY I. The Lord called him to fight. The world must see, now and then, the gigantic crimes of a mere man turned back by rival arms upon bo...
_THE ARMY OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE_ I. THE DIMINUTION OF ITS NUMBERS _Judges 7:1_ CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 7:1. THEN JERUBBAAL.] The name is given as _the challenger of Baal_, the man who, for the h...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 7:1 JERUBBAAL. The mention of this name seems intended to keep before our minds that it is emphatically the servant of the Lord who is going forth to victory. THE WELL OF HAROD, _i....
So in chapter seven, [when] Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and they pitched beside the well of Harod (Judges 7:1): Now the well of Harod is still there...
Ecclesiastes 9:10; Genesis 12:6; Genesis 22:3; Joshua 3:1; Joshua 6:12;...
GIDEON, A HERO OF THE FAITH Judges 7:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Hebrews eleven classes Gideon with the heroes of the faith. This may well have been done. We need to remember, however, that Gideon lived i...
THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND OF GIDEON Judges 7:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are coming to our second study concerning Gideon. We are sure that many things of value will be found in this remarkable chapter...