The people come to Gideon and ask him to be king. He responds in the right way, no, that is not what you need. So, he gets that right. But then asks for golden earrings and makes an idol from … Continue reading →

Gideon is chasing the Midianites and stops to ask for help. He is refused. No one will give him bread. And this is after being fussed at for not letting a certain tribe come to the battle. We see here … Continue reading →

We see Gideon’s battle today. But it isn’t what you may expect. First, there’s no battle. Gideon and his troops are standing, blowing their trumpets, smashing their jars, but not fighting. The Lord confuses them, and they actually turn on … Continue reading →

Bless Gideon. Over and over, he must have worn the Lord out, because he keeps testing the Lord. He asks the Lord to do this, then to do that. He says to the Lord, If you are really going to … Continue reading →

We see more of Gideon’s story. Gideon’s story is our story. Today, we are going to read that he gets it right. He blows the horn, he rallies the troops. He is faithful. Now, yesterday, he didn’t exactly get it … Continue reading →

Today we meet Gideon. He is called a mighty warrior. He is anything but that. He is hiding when the Lord comes to him. He eventually does what the Lord wants (after testing the Lord), but he does it at … Continue reading →

We see in Judges 6 the same pattern we have seen so often thus far. The people sin, and they fall into slavery and oppression. But we see something different today. We see a prophet warn them not to worship … Continue reading →

After the victory, we see Deborah and Barak sing. This is a song that recounts the battle that was just fought, and adds some additional context. This is an important thing for us to see in scripture, singing is a … Continue reading →

We see one of the more well-known stories of a judge today, the story of Deborah. In this story, we see three people who have different responses. We see Deborah and Jael, who use God’s gifts to be faithful and … Continue reading →

We see the story of Ehud today. He is an interesting judge. He is a left-handed judge, and while the Bible doesn’t necessarily say that is a bad thing, it does seem to be a little different. He used that … Continue reading →