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*JUDGES 6:14*
We have the forth cycle of Israel’s experience of judgement as a result of rebellion: “/children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord/…” [6:1-10].
Deliverance comes with the preparation of the deliverer: “/thou shalt save Israel from/…” [6:14].
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*GIDEON’S CALL*
*1.        **The Man*
The man is Gideon: “/Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites/” [6:11].
§         !A[d>g - “/Gideon/” [6:11], ‘hacker’; ‘hew down’; ‘cut off’; a function he will soon be called upon to fulfil as he destroys the altar of Baal on his father’s property [6:25-27].
*a.        **Family *
Gideon was: “/son of Joash the Abiezrite/…” [6:11].
§         va'Ayl - “/Joash/” [6:11], a shortened version of ‘Jehoash’ meaning ‘Yahweh is strong’;
*i.              **Family Wealth *
Joash must have been a man of considerable wealth and standing in the community:
§         Family wealth: “/took ten men of his servants/…” [6:27].
§         Joash is the sponsor of a Baal cult site: “/altar of Baal that thy father has/…” [6:25-27].
*b.        **Situation of Fear *
Gideon’s activity: “/Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites/” [6:11].
§         Normal practice: grain was threshed first by beating the heads of the cut stalks with a flail, discarding the straw, and then tossing the mixture of chaff and grain in the air, allowing the wind to blow away the chaff.
§         Presently this would have been unwise because it would arouse the attention of the marauding Midianites: “/to hide it from the Midianites/” [6:11].
§         Therefore, Gideon resorts to beating the grain: “/by the winepress/” [6:11].
*2.        **Call *
*a.        **Confrontation with God*
God’s call begins with a confrontation with God: “/angel of the Lord appeared unto him/” [6:12].
§         hw"hy> %a;l.m - “/angel of the Lord/” [6:12], ‘authorised spokes-person’; ‘the messenger of Yahweh’;
§         The person was not ‘an’ angel but: “/the angel of the Lord/…” [6:12].
*i.              **Angel of the Lord *
It is clear from this book that the “angel of the Lord” is identified as God:
§         Gideon later recognises the angel as the Lord: “/O my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel/…” [6:15]; “/Gideon perceived that he was the angel of the Lord/…” [6:22].
§         Manoah’s wife: “/And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her/” [13:3]; “/we shall surely die, because we have seen God/” [13:22].
§         Moses at Sinai: “/t//he angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire/” [Exo.3:2].
§         Jesus Christ identifies himself with this angel: “before Abraham was I AM” [Joh.8:58]
referring back to [Exodus 3:14].
*b.        **Declaration *
The call of God: “/The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour/” [6:12].
*i.              **Introductory Address*
Gideon is addressed as: “/thou mighty man of valour/…” [6:12].
§         rABG - “/mighty/” [6:12], ‘to prevail’; ‘to have strength’; ‘to be great’;
§         lyIx'h - “/valour/” [6:12], ‘to be firm’; ‘to endure’;
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**Declaration *
The Lord’s declaration: “/the Lord is with thee/…” [6:12].
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- “/with thee/” [6:12], “/Immanuel, which is God with us/” [Isa.7:11].
§         The OT covenant promise: “/as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee/…” [Jos.1:5].
*c.        **The Call  *
The call of God: “/Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save/…” [6:14].
§         %l - “/go/” [6:14], qal imperative, ‘travel’; ‘start your journey’;
§         ^x]koB - “/thy might/” [6:14], ‘strength’; ‘power’; ‘ability’; “/your might/” [6:14].
§         A reference to the power with which God will invest him: “/the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon/…” [6:34].
*i.              **Specific Call *
Gideon’s specific call: “/save Israel from the hand of the Midianites/” [6:14].
§        The commissioning formula: “/surely I have sent you/” [6:14].
*Application*.
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