6:1
We now come to one of the most well known characters in Judges, Gideon. He is probably second only to Samson. The tale begins with the usual “The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord”. In response the Lord gave them over into the hands of the Midianites for seven years. In Judges we see various nations having sway over Israel. When Israel obeyed the Lord no one could defeat her, when she abandoned the Lord anyone could defeat her. That was the lesson Israel never learnt.
6:2
The rule of the Midianites over Israel was extremely oppressive, so much so that they built “shelters for themselves in mountain clefts, caves and strongholds”. This reminds me of Rev 6:15 where it says that the various rulers of the earth, along with everyone else, hid in caves in a vain attempt to escape the wrath of the lamb.
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