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	Love The Lord Judges Lesson 8
		Judges 7:6 "And the number of them that lapped, [putting] their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water." This is saying, that only 300 of the original 32,000 were ready to go to war.
		Judges 7:20 "And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow [withal]: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon." Each one of the hundred troops did the same.
		Judges 7:22 "And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, [and] to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath." They were so frightened, they fought everything that moved, and killed each other.
	www.lovethelord.com /books/judges/08.html (1719 words)

	Love The Lord Judges Lesson 10
		Judges 9:3 "And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother." All the men of Shechem decided they wanted Abimelech for their king.
		Judges 9:6 "And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem." Millo was a strong fortification near Shechem.
		Judges 9:19 "If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, [then] rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:" He is willing to accept their decision, if they have dealt truly and sincerly with the house of Gideon.
	www.lovethelord.com /books/judges/10.html (1134 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Gideon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gideon, from the Hebrew word meaning hewer or feller, was the son of Joash, an Abiezrite (Judges 6:11), from the town of Ophrah in the Manasseh territory (see Tribal Lands) of Samaria, a short distance from Mount Gerizim (the view from the summit is seen in the photograph below).
		Gideon's first attack was somewhat modest; under cover of darkness, Gideon and ten of his servants destroyed the people's altar of Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole that had been erected beside it (Judges 6:25-27).
		Gideon died at a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of his fathers.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/gideon.htm (358 words)

	Gideon - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		Gideon seems to have held this worship in contempt, and to have pondered deeply the causes of Israel's reverses and the injuries wrought upon his own family by the hand of the Midianites.
		However this scene (Judges 6:11) and its miraculous incidents may be interpreted, there can be no question of the divineness of Gideon's call or that the voice which spoke to him was the voice of God.
		Gideon's demand for a sign (Judges 6:17) being answered, the food offered the messenger having been consumed by fire at the touch of his staff, Gideon acknowledged the Divine commission of his visitor, and at the place of visitation built an altar to Yahweh (Judges 6:19).
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T3786 (1648 words)

	GIDEON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon while he was threshing wheat in a winepress (to hide it from the Midianites).
		Gideon is reassured by the dream and returns to his army and tells them the Midianites have been delivered into their hands.
		Even though Gideon and his men were able to confuse the enemy and have their army appear larger than it was, it was God who gave the victory (Judges 7:9).
	www.marthashandsmarysheart.org /study/gideon.htm (2177 words)

	Gideon (Judges) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gideon (גִּדְעוֹן, Standard Hebrew Gidʻon, Tiberian Hebrew Giḏʻôn), also known as Jerubbaal, is a judge appearing in the Book of Judges, in the Bible.
		On God's instruction, Gideon destroyed the town's altar to the foreign god Baal and the symbol of the goddess Ashera beside it.
		Gideon gave each of his men a trumpet, a torch, and a clay jar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gideon_(Judges) (808 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Gideon
		Gideon was one of the Greater Judges of Israel.
		But, summoned by Gideon, the Ephraimites cut off the Madianites at the fords, and captured and slew two of their princes, Oreb and Zeb, whose heads they sent to the Hebrew leader, rebuking him at the same time for not having called earlier upon their assistance.
		However this may be, one thing remains perfectly sure, to wit, that whatever may be the documents which have been utilized in framing the narrative of Gideon's exploits, they agree substantially in their description of the words and deeds of this Greater Judge of Israel.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06402c.htm (860 words)

	Judges 6: Gideon Called
		Gideon was to be the leader and the Lord's angel came and called him.
		Gideon brought food for the heavenly visitor, but instead of eating it the angel touched it with the end of his staff and it was burnt like an offering on the altar.
		First, Gideon put a fleece of wool on the ground and in the night dew came only on the fleece, so that he wrung out a bowl-full of water, while all the ground was dry.
	www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org /sower/jj12/judg17.htm (1674 words)

	Profiles of Faith...Gideon: When a Few Make a Majority > The Good News : September/October 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gideon first requested that, when he left the wool of a sheep out overnight on the threshing floor, God would allow the dew to moisten only the wool, leaving the surrounding ground dry.
		A formidable sight appeared to Gideon's small army, for "the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude" (verse 12).
		Judges 21:25 is not advocating a human king as the solution for Israel's problems throughout the time of the book of Judges.
	www.gnmagazine.org /issues/gn12/profilesfaithgideon.htm (2009 words)

	The Journal of Biblical Accuracy: Gideon and how God worked with him
		And Gideon went in, and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour: the meat he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot; and he brought them out to him under the oak, and presented them.
		And when Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his companion, and said, "Behold, I have had a dream and, lo, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.
		So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outpost of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.
	www.jba.gr /Articles/nkjv_jbaoct97.htm (4905 words)

	GIDEON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gideon was reluctant at first, his re-assurance including putting out of the fleece.
		Gideon eventually led a small army of 300 against the Midianites in a surprise attack and routed them.
		Gideon, however, recognizes that he is from the poorest tribe for leading Israel and tries to withdraw from his leadership role (Judges 6:15).
	www.biblestudyplanet.com /bio16.htm (542 words)

	Deborah, Gideon, and the LORD
		Gideon wanted the Lord’s reassurance that he was doing the right thing so he put out on the ground a woolen fleece and asked for a sign that the fleece alone be wet with dew in the morning.
		Gideon and the many who now joined him were faint, but continued the pursuit until they caught up with the Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna, and fifteen thousand of their Arabian allies.
		Gideon twice asked that the fleece and the ground be contrasted by the morning dew.
	www.heraldmag.org /2005/05nd_3.htm (3281 words)

	#4. The Sword of the Lord (Judges 7:15-8:21) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard.
		Gideon is either very crazy or else very sure that it is God's voice he is hearing, being careful to obey God in every respect.
		Gideon's punishment for the town of Peniel is to destroy the tower that protects the citizens of Peniel during siege and to kill the men.
	www.jesuswalk.com /gideon/gideon_7_15-8_21.htm (3112 words)

	GIDEON cont'd Judges 8:1- vss 1-3 Gideon had to deal with the men of Ephraim vs 3 Gideon p
		Gideon was a type of Christ, but Gideon knows it was the Lord.
		Abimelech tries to act like Gideon -- vs 48 "What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done." (cut a tree limb) The people were hiding in the house of their false god.
		Gideon said he didn't want to be king--that was the right thing to do.
	www.skepticfiles.org /aj/judges10.htm (1179 words)

	Judges Bible Study - Gideon, Midian and the power of weakness
		Judges 7:1-2 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod.
		Gideon and his 300 fighters are preparing to attack the camp of 135,000 Midianites.
		Just as Gideon and his army broke their jars to expose the light, so their must be times of weakness which cause a ‘cracking’ of our normal strength.
	www.jesusplusnothing.com /studies/online/judges8.htm (3661 words)

	GIDEON'S BATTLE JUDGES 7:1-25 God Alone Is The Deliverer Choosing the Army - Started with
		GIDEON'S BATTLE JUDGES 7:1-25 God Alone Is The Deliverer Choosing the Army - Started with 32,000 22,000 people returned home 10,000 remained (still too many) 300 was the final number The 300 were singleminded, alert, they didn't kneel and look down.
		I hinted that Gideon might have been a little scared and not really to anxious to fight.
		Gideon Prepares for Battle 3 companies are formed Gideon tells the men to imitate him.
	www.skepticfiles.org /aj/judges09.htm (765 words)

	Judges Commentaries and Study Guide
		The Judges were individuals who unified the people and dealt with their spiritual and physical problems.
		The Judges are Jewish leaders who arise during this time, unify the people, get them to repent, deal with the spiritual problems of the nation, and also deal with the physical threat.
		Sticking with the judges during trouble worked so well that after a victory, when more was expected, the people just didn't have the strength to persevere.
	members.aol.com /Sftrail/christ/comment/bible/judges/index.html (4546 words)

	Commentary on Judges
		Abimelech was a son of Gideon (Judges 8:31), but he did not share his father’s love for God.
		Having been told by Deborah, a prophetess and judge, that God would deliver the enemy into his hands, Barak is still not prepared to deliver Israel until he has the additional assurance of Deborah’s presence at the battle (Judges 4:4-8).
		The next judge, Gideon, requires more than the presence of a judge and prophetess before he is prepared to deliver the nation — he needs several signs from God (Judges 6:17, 36-37, 39).
	www.wcg.org /lit/bible/hist/judges5.htm (1266 words)

	The Book of Judges: Gideon
		Gideon, frightened of his family and the townspeople, carries out the order in the middle of the night.
		Gideon and his three hundred men pursue the remaining Midianite and Amalekite army, led by Zebah and Zalmunna, across the river Jordan.
		Gideon promises to return to Succoth and "tear your flesh with the thorns and briars of the desert," and he promises to tear down the tower of Penuel.
	www.wsu.edu /~dee/HEBREWS/GIDEON.HTM (2557 words)

	Gideon 3
		Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his three hundred men, and though they were exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy.
		Gideon circled around by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, taking the Midianite army by surprise.
		Gideon then returned to Succoth and said to the leaders, "Here are Zebah and Zalmunna.
	www.allaboutgod.com /truth-topics/gideon-3.htm (437 words)

	Gideon— Mighty Man of Valor
		The story is of Israel during the period of the Judges is monotonous— Israel would prosper, they would forget God, then God would judge them by allowing their enemies to overtake them or oppress them.
		Yet Gideon was likely threshing this wheat in an act of desperation and fear because of the impending threat of the enemy.
		The weapons that Gideon was prescribed to use were not conventional, yet the truth they portray is vivid in practical application for us today.
	www.wilderness-cry.net /bible_study/outlines/gideon.html (1849 words)

	Judges 7: Gideon's Victory
		The Lord would give Gideon the victory, but he must not have too many men lest they should think that they gained the victory themselves and say, "Mine own hand hath saved me." First, all who were afraid were sent home.
		It was night, and the Lord let Gideon and his servant go alone across the fields in the darkness to the edge of the Midianites' camp.
		We are with the men whom Gideon called together by the beautiful great spring on the north side of Mount Gilboa, and the Midianites with their cattle and their camels are camped across the valley toward the hill Moreh, called also Little Hermon.
	www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org /sower/jj12/judg18.htm (1356 words)

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		A: The country Judges 6:4 Q: Who are the 3 that camped on the land and ruined the crops all the way to Gaza?
		A: Gideon’s clan Q: Whose clan is the weakest in Manasseh?
		A: the altar Gideon built to the Lord Q: Where is the altar Gideon built to the Lord to this day?
	members.fortunecity.com /abcquizzing/Gideon__Judges_6_.doc (5043 words)

	Gideon 2
		In one group put all those who cup water in their hands and lap it up with their tongues like dogs.
		Gideon crept up just as a man was telling his friend about a dream.
		Gideon also sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down to attack the Midianites.
	www.allaboutgod.com /truth-topics/gideon-2.htm (589 words)

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		Angel of the Lord (Jesus Christ) came to Gideon, a poor, farmer from the tribe of Manasseh.
		Gideon would not appear to be the type of man that the world would look to for leadership, yet according to
		Gideon not only refused to become king, but also said that his sons would not be king either.
	www.angelfire.com /oh/MissionMinistries/gideon2.html (1033 words)

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		Gideon is a most unlikely man in the eyes of the world - He is a simple farmer who is secretly threshing wheat to hide it from the Midianites
		Keep in mind that Gideon was not looking to the fleece for “guidance”, but for “assurance”.
		What we see in Gideon’s fleece is God giving assurance to a man who is weak in faith.
	www.angelfire.com /oh/MissionMinistries/gideon1.html (506 words)

	Judges Audio Bible Study Lesson
		Judges 8, Gideon's Conflict with the People of Israel
		The lessons on Judges 14–21 are not available for sample on-line listening.
		The entire Judges series of 23 lessons is available as a Study CD* purchase (CD includes Ruth, 4 lessons) for $11.95.
	www.soniclight.com /study_cd/audio_bible_study_lessons/judges.htm (100 words)

	Gideon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gideon (Judges), a character in the Book of Judges
		Gideon the Elder, a character in the television show Charmed
		Gideon (song), by indie rock band My Morning Jacket
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gideon (137 words)

	Gideon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In answer to their prayers, God raised up Gideon as a Judge.
		He sent his angel to speak with Gideon and also gave Him signs to assure Gideon.
		The story of Gideon tells of his faith and of God's great power in defeating the enimies of Israel.
	sewhttkr.home.comcast.net /bibleWS/bibleWS/35_gideon.htm (69 words)

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