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Jdg 8:1 The patriarch Jacob (who was named Israel) had 12 sons who became 12 tribes. Ephraim and Manasseh were sons of Jacob’s son Joseph but were considered two separate tribes (Genesis 48:5). Although Manasseh was older than Ephraim, Ephraim was considered the leader (Gen 48:14-20) and there was an old jealous conflict between the two (Isa 9:21). Since Gideon …
Jdg 7:20 The vast majority of the Midianite camp was asleep but was suddenly awakened by a scream and chaos that led to confusion. Since Gideon found out that the Midianites were already afraid of Gideon’s sword (Judges 7:14), Israel uses this to further intimidate the Midianites. Jdg 7:22 Just as during the Exodus, when God delivered Israel from Egypt, …
Jdg 7:1 Gideon’s army of 32,000 was much smaller than the Midianite army of 135,000 (Judges 8:10), but even though it was small, it was still too big for God. If Gideon had had a larger army than the Midianites and then won the victory, he could have taken credit for the victory. If Gideon had defeated the Midianites with …
Jdg 6:1 The time is about 300 years after God has delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt. Israel has no king yet, but is led when necessary by various leaders called judges, hence the title “The Book of Judges”. Israel had been doing well and living in peace and wealth, but unfortunately they had also begun to live in sin. …
Ex 2:11-12 Moses was at this time 40 years old and a very learned man. He was Pharaoh’s grandson (Heb 11:24-29) and had been “taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians” at the Egyptian court (Acts 7:22-23), while his Hebrew mother had told him of his Hebrew background. The Egyptians were a very racist people at this time. For example, …