sahala p.s.
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Q2. (Judges 7:24-8:3) What does Gideon ask the Ephraimites to do? Why are they so angry? What do you learn from Gideon's approach to the Ephraimites' arrogance?
Gideon asks the Ephraimites to capture and destroy the remaining Midianites and seize the fords of the Jordan River
They are so angry because Gideon did not call them earlier to fight Midianite
That I learn from Gideon's approach to the Ephraimites' arrogance is although his achievements is greater than their, he does not try argue for it to but he humbly compliments them on their achievement
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Q1. (Judges 7:16-22) Why does Gideon divide his army into three companies? What is the strategy with the trumpets, the empty jars, and the torches? Why did this strategy work?
Gideon divides his army into three companies because with these three companies that are located in three separated place in the edge of Midianite camp and that the men in it line the edge with a few hundreds feet apart, the enemy will feel like they are being attacked from all sides
The strategy with the trumpets is when the enemy hears the trumpet from 300 different directions they imagine that a huge army is attacking them.
The strategy with the empty jars is first, they hide the lights of the torches until the right time; and second, when broken and shattered they create a great deal of noise in order to shock and upset the enemy
The strategy with the torches is when the jars are broken and then the torches are raised the torch lights appeared suddenly all around the Midianite camp. This condition underscores the impression of being surrounded and induces panic
This strategy worked because God was in it and Gideon
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Q5. (Judges 8:28-31) How does Gideon influence Israel during his life? What is the positive continuing effect of his leadership as judge?
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Q5. (Judges 8:28-31) How does Gideon influence Israel during his life? What is the positive continuing effect of his leadership as judge?
During his life Israel Gideon did a role as judge of Israel with good leadership through which God blessed Israel
The positive continuing effect of his leadership as judge is Israel had a strong-enough spiritual and military condition so that they enjoyed peace forty years.
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Q4. (Judges 8:24-27) What is a snare? In what way does Gideon's ephod ensnare his family and the people of Israel? How can something be a sin if we don't see it as a sin? What was the essence of the sin the Israelites committed? What is the essence of Gideon's sin?
A snare is a situation which seems attractive but is unpleasant and difficult to escape from.
Gideon's ephod ensnare his family and the people of Israel in a way that, for his family, divert their focus on caring for the golden ephod rather than serving the invisible God, and for the people of Israel, divert their focus on worshiping it as an idol rather than worshiping the invisible God
Although we don
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A snare is a trap. The ephod ensnared the Israelites and the members of Gideon's family and even Gideon himself. They began to worship the ephod which had been meant as a commemorative of the victory but soon became an idol to the people. What was meant for a good purpose produced negative results. The Israelites were always looking for a change in their worship and this provided one. They focused on the gold ephod and gave it special powers. -
Q3. (Judges 8:24-27) Why is spiritual unfaithfulness looked at as prostitution or adultery? What is the concept of God's relationship to his people which underlies this analogy? What kinds of temptations to spiritual adultery do you face today? (This is not a place to dump on denominations or sects, but to examine your own personal temptations to spiritual adultery.)
Spiritual unfaithfulness is looked at as prostitution or adultery because people who commit to being God
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Q2. (Judges 8:24-27) What does Gideon ask for his reward? Was Gideon wrong to take a reward? Where did the sin begin?
That Gideon asks for his reward is an earring from the Israelites
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Q1. (Judges 8:22-23) Why does Gideon refuse to be king over Israel? In what sense would becoming king be treason? Why didn't the Israelites see bestowing kingship as treason?
Gideon refuses to be king over Israel because he understands that God is Israel
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Q6. (Judges 7:13-14) What does the rolling barley loaf mean in the Midianite's dream? Why does the Lord show Gideon this dream?
In the Midianite's dream the rolling barley loaf means Gideon
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Q5. (Judges 7:5-6) What significance, if any, do you see in selecting the "lappers" from the "kneelers"?
I think the selecting the "lappers" from the "kneelers" is the selecting that is not related with the matter of virtue, but it is a God
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Q3. (Judges 7:1-3) Why did God feel Gideon's army was too large? Why was shrinking the army's size to a tiny band essential in restoring Israel's faith and allegiance? What kinds of pressures would Gideon be feeling not to obey God in shrinking his army? How was Gideon able to obey God fully in this?
God felt Gideon's army was too large because in that number Israel might boast against him that their own strength had saved them.
Shrinking the army's size to a tiny band was essential in restoring Israel's faith and allegiance because in a tiny band, which it seemed to be impossible to defeat his enemy, Israel would rely on God to get help and they would see and have by themselves how God helped them
The pressures Gideon would be feeling not to obey God in shrinking his army are ones of being tempted to boast themselves, to depend on themselves, not to rely on God
Gideon was able to obey God fully in this by reducing the number of his army in the ways that God said
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Q2. (Judges 6:36-39) Why does Gideon put out a fleece before the Lord -- twice? Is this a sign of unbelief or of belief? This is a "testing" of God? How does it differ from the sinful testings of God the scripture warns against? When, if ever, should we ask God to confirm his direction with a sign? What is the danger of demanding a sign?
Gideon puts out a fleece before the Lord because he wants to make sure that what God has promised that God will save Israel by his hand is true
This is not a sign of unbelief, but the establishing faith
No, this doesn
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Q2. (Judges 6:36-39) Why does Gideon put out a fleece before the Lord -- twice? Is this a sign of unbelief or of belief? This is a "testing" of God? How does it differ from the sinful testings of God the scripture warns against? When, if ever, should we ask God to confirm his direction with a sign? What is the danger of demanding a sign?
Gideon puts out a fleece before the Lord because he wants to make sure that what God has promised that God will save Israel by his hand is true
This is not a sign of unbelief, but the establishing faith
No, this doesn
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Q1. (Judges 6:33-35) What inspires Gideon to blow the battle horn and summon an army against the Midianites. What does Gideon have in common with other judges and leaders of his era? (Hint: see Deuteronomy 34:9; Judges 3:10; 11:9; 13:25; 14:6, 19; 15:14; 1 Samuel 11:6.)
That inspired Gideon to blow the battle horn and summon and army against the Midianities is the Spirit of the Lord which come upon him
That Gideon has in common with judges and leaders of his era is power and wisdom that come from the Spirit
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Q4. (Judges 6:25-27) What is the strategic significance of God's command for Gideon to tear down the Baal altar and Asherah pole? What positive thing is he to erect in their place? What risks are involved in this action. Why does Gideon do this at night? Is this night mission a sign of weakness or of faith?
The strategic significance of God
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Q3. (Judges 6:12-16) How did God see Gideon? How did Gideon see himself? Whose self-perception is most accurate? How can our own self-perception prevent us from becoming what God has made us to be? What is God's answer to Gideon's self-image? What might be an appropriate prayer to pray in light of what God has taught you from this passage?
God saw Gideon a person who have strength to save Israel out of Midian
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Q2. (Judges 6:13) In what way does Gideon blame God for his troubles in verse 13? Is Gideon's assessment accurate? Why or why not? Why do we blame God? What's the danger and how can we stop short of this in the future?
Gideon blames God for his trubles in a way that feels that Lord has abandoned him and put Israelities into the hand of Midian.
No, Gideon
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Q4. (Matthew 7:24-27) Does Jesus require obedience of his disciples? (John 15:14). Is there a kind of true Christian who believes, but does not obey? How do you justify Jesus' requirement of obedience with Paul's teaching that salvation is a gift, not because of works, lest anyone should boast (Ephesians 2:8-10)?
Yes, Jesus requires obedience of his disciples. According to John 15:14, to be considered as his friends he require that we do what he commands.
No, there is not a kind of true Christian who believes, but does not obey. A true Christian will practice Jesus
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Q3. (Matthew 7:21-23) How is it possible to deceive yourself, so that you presume that you are "doing" when you are only "hearing"? (see James 1:22-25). How might it be possible to prophesy, drive out demons, and perform miracles in Jesus' name and not enter the Kingdom of heaven?
It is possible to deceive myself, so that I presume that I am "doing" when I am only "hearing," in a way that does not practice what the Word of God says that I have known or have been familiar, that I have got from the bible studies that I have been involved, from the sermons that I have heard.
It is be possible to prophesy, drive out demons, and perform miracles in Jesus' name and not enter the Kingdom of heaven in a way that does not do the will of God, does not be obedient to Christ himself. God may give us some
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Q2. (Matthew 7:15-20) Jesus says that one's inner self will eventually become apparent (Matthew 12:34). What kinds of "fruit" might be clues to a false prophet?
The kinds of "fruit" might be clues to a false prophet are firstly, bad fruit, that is, he/she has bad character, his/her character does not conform to what God
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Q1. (Matthew 7:13-14) If Jesus' teaching about the narrow gate and the narrow road to life is to be believed, what change would this make in how you conduct your life? What difference would it make to how you witness to your neighbors? How might it affect your acceptance of Universalism?
If Jesus' teaching about the narrow gate and the narrow road to life is to be believed, the change that it would makes in how I conduct my life is that I recomitted to follow him, to follow wherever he leads me, and to keep following him though I am scorned, alone, solotary.
The difference that it would makes is that it motivates me to witness to my neighbors more than before.
I refuse Universalism, because not all people will be saved, only those who enter the narrow gate, that is, those who follow Jesus.
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Q4. (Matthew 7:12) In what way does the "Golden Rule" capsulize the message of the law and the prophets? This seems like a different "summary" of the law and the prophets than Jesus indicated in Matthew 22:37-39. How are they the same? How are they different?
The "Golden Rule" capsulizes the message of the law and the prophets in this way, that is, we should treat others in the way we would like to be treated.
The "summary" of the law and the prophets in Matthew 7:12 and of the one that Jesus indicated in Matthew 22:37-39 are the same, not different. Matthew 7:12 talk about how we should act to others, how we should treat others. It is part of how we love our neighbor as indicated in Matthew 22:37-39. To treat others in the way we would like to be treated in Matthew 7:12 is a way of how to love our neighbor as yourself in Matthew 22:37-39.
Q3. Vanquishing the Midianite Army
in 3. The Sword of the Lord (Judges 7:15-8:21)
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Gideon must vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor because if the Midianite force is let flee, they will come back and attack Israel again
The danger that we face when we deal with problems only half-way is the problems will appear again and we will deal with them again, but they will be more complex or more difficult to solve.