Gideon Gideon was a judge and a mighty man of war in Israel. He was the youngest of a poor family from the tribe of Manasseh. God called him to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites (Judges 6:14-16). Gideon’s story is found in the book of Judges from chapters 6 to 8. He is the second judge after Samson, whose story takes up about three chapters. Let’s see why the story of ...
Jehovah Shalom Jehovah Shalom means “The Lord is Peace” or “The Lord Is Our Peace.” It is one of the many names for God in the Bible. We find it in Judges 6:24 in connection with the story of Gideon. Jehovah Shalom and Gideon The book of Judges tells of the days when the children of Israel were just settling into the “Promised Land.” The surrounding peoples resisted the Israelites ...
And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
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Some of the leaders included in the book of Judges are: Gideon Deborah Samson Jephtha Ehud Jephthah Judges records the religious and military history of God's chosen people from the death of Joshua until about the time of Samuel—a period of several centuries. During much of this time, the religious life of Israel was at a low point.