Judges 7:1-25

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 God's way. A Christian's unfitness for the battle is often seen in the unconscious and trifling acts of his life, which betray his utter lack of faith. (Judges 7:5).

Key Word: Victory, Judges 7:15.

Strong Verses: Judges 7:2; Judges 7:7.

Striking Facts: Empty pitchers (Judges 7:16) type of earthly body, emptied of self (2 Corinthians 4:7) but filled with God's Word, the lamp (Psalms 119:105). The pitcher was not to be spared in the advance, and the lamp was to be held forth (Judges 7:20 Php_2:16). With the trumpet, the tidings of victory were sounded (Mark 16:15).