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Verse Judges 7:13. _TOLD A DREAM_] Both the dream and the
interpretation were inspired by God for the purpose of increasing the
confidence of Gideon, and appalling his enemies....
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A CAKE OF BARLEY BREAD - i. e. such a cake as could hardly be eaten by
men, it was so vile: a term expressive of the contempt of the
Midianites for the people of Israel.
A TENT - The tent, meaning, p...
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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...
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GIDEON'S VISIT TO THE MIDFANITE CAMP. The heroic leader was next
encouraged, not by a dream of his own, but by one which he heard told
at night in the camp of the enemy. The significant features of th...
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BEHOLD... BEHOLD... LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos_ (three times).
App-6.
A DREAM. See note on Genesis 20:3....
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_Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo_ The phraseology recalls Genesis
37:6 f., Genesis 40:9 E. No doubt the two Midianites were lying in
their tent: Gideon could listen without being seen.
_a cake of b...
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_Gideon visits the Midianite camp_
9 _.the same night_ Probably the night of the day which began in
Judges 7:1.
_get thee down_ Here and in Judges 7:11 a AGAINST _the camp_, to
attack it; in Judges 7...
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AND WHEN GIDEON WAS COME, BEHOLD, &C.— However extraordinary this
dream, and the interpretation of it, may appear; we must remember,
that it was immediately inspired by God himself, to encourage Gideo...
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_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...
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_AND WHEN GIDEON 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 HOST OF MIDIAN, AND CAME UNT...
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A CAKE OF BARLEY BREAD] apparently a disk-like cake baked in the
ashes: representing the Israelite peasants, as the tent represents the
Midianite nomads....
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THE ROUT OF MIDIAN
1-7. Gideon's choice of his Followers....
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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...
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BEHOLD, I DREAMED A DREAM. — Since dreams, no less than the Bath
Kol, were recognised channels for Divine intimations (Genesis 41:12;
Numbers 12:6; 1 Samuel 28:6;...
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וַ יָּבֹ֣א גִדְעֹ֔ון וְ הִ֨נֵּה
־אִ֔ישׁ מְסַפ
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"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...
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"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY"
Judges 7:8 - Judges 8:1
THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a
night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a
singular and striking...
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THE SWORD OF JEHOVAH AND OF GIDEON
Judges 7:9
Gideon _asked_ for the sign of the fleece, but God, _without his
asking,_ gave him that of the barley-cake. It was only barley-bread,
the cheapest and co...
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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....
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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...
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And when Gideon was come, behold, [there was] a man that told a dream
unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a (f)
cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and cam...
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_A dream. Observation of dreams is commonly superstitious, and as such
is condemned by the word of God; but in some extraordinary cases, as
we here see, God is pleased by dreams to foretel what he is...
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Observe, the gracious condescension of God, thus to furnish out means
for the strengthening of Gideon's faith. Though the Lord Jesus is both
the author and finisher of our faith, and all the faith his...
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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...
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_BARLEY CAKE AND TENT_
‘A cake of barley = bread … came unto a tent, and smote it.’
Judges 7:13
I daresay Gideon was far from flattered when he heard Israel likened
to a barley cake. But when he he...
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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...
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AND WHEN GIDEON WAS COME,.... With his servant, near and within
hearing the talk and conversation of the outer guards or sentinels:
there was
A MAN THAT TOLD A DREAM UNTO HIS FELLOW; his comrade that...
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And when Gideon 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 host of Midian, and came un...
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_And lo, a cake tumbled into the host of Midian_ A weak and
contemptible thing, and in itself as unable to overthrow a tent as to
remove a mountain; but, being thrown by a divine hand, it bore down
al...
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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....
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And when Gideon was come, as he crept up as near as he dared, 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 INT...
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THE DEFEAT OF THE MIDIANITES...
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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...
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9-15 The dream seemed to have little meaning in it; but the
interpretation evidently proved the whole to be from the Lord, and
discovered that the name of Gideon had filled the Midianites with
terror...
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A CAKE OF BARLEY BREAD; a weak and contemptible thing, and in itself
as unable to overthrow a tent as to remove a mountain; but being
thrown by a Divine hand, bore down all before it; which fitly
rese...
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‘ And when Gideon was come, behold there was a man who told a dream
to his fellow, and said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake
of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_A cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian._
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR GIDEON
Gideon felt that he was but the thin, weak, limp cake; that there was
a ludicrous disproportion between the means at...
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 7:10 God gave Gideon a preview of the coming
victory by allowing him to enter the Midianite camp and overhear a
Midianite’s dream about Israel’s triumph.
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 7:13 TUMBLED literally means “turned itself
over.” The loaf in the dream, symbolizing the SWORD OF GIDEON,
“overturned” the Midianite camp. The dream provided the
confirmation th...
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_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...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 7:9
GET THEE DOWN, etc; _i.e_. attack the camp at once with thy 300 men.
But if thou art afraid to do so, go down first alone with Phurah thy
servant, and hear what they are saying...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 1:27; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 41:15; Judges 3:15; Judges
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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...
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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...
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A cake — A weak and contemptible thing; and in itself as unable to
overthrow a tent, as to remove a mountain; but being thrown by a
divine hand, it bore down all before it....