Judges 8-Study-Gideon Kills Kings Zebah & Zalmuna
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JUDGES 8 - STUDY GUIDE
Judges 8:1-3 The Men of Ephraim ask Gideon sharply, why they were not called to fight the Midianites.
Judges 8:4-7 Gideon, with three hundred faint men pursues two Kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmuna. He asks the men of Succoth for bread. He threatens the men of Succoth for their negative reply.
Judges 8:8-9 Gideon asks the men of Penuel for bread and their reply was the same as Succoth, he threatens them also.
Judges 8:10-12 Gideon pursues and takes two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna
Judges 8:13-17 Gideon son of Joash chastizes the men of Succoth with Zebah and Zalmunna, then beats the elders, slaying the men and knocking down the tower of Penuel
Judges 8:18-21 Gideon questions Zebah and Zalmunna about the slaying of his family at Tabor. He tells his first born son, Jether to slay the two, but Gideon slays them after Jether's fear stops him from drawing his sword.
Judges 8:22-26 The LORD shall rule over you ....give me every man the earrings of his prey ...golden earrings ...weight ... a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold... they were Ishmaelites...the kings of Midian.
Judges 8:27-28 Gideon made an ephod ...it became a snare ... Midian subdued ...the children of Israel lifted up their heads no more
Judges 8:29-35 (Gideon)Jerubbaal the son of Joash...lives in Ophrah, had 70 sons, one who was Abimelech by his concubine in Shechem... He dies at an old age. The children of Israel forget their LORD, and follow other gods, and show no respect for the house of Jerubbaal.
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JUDGES 8 - STUDY GUIDE
Judges 8:1-3 The Men of Ephraim ask Gideon sharply, why they were not called to fight the Midianites.
Judges 8:4-7 Gideon, with three hundred faint men pursues two Kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmuna. He asks the men of Succoth for bread. He threatens the men of Succoth for their negative reply.
Judges 8:8-9 Gideon asks the men of Penuel for bread and their reply was the same as Succoth, he threatens them also.
Judges 8:10-12 Gideon pursues and takes two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna
Judges 8:13-17 Gideon son of Joash chastizes the men of Succoth with Zebah and Zalmunna, then beats the elders, slaying the men and knocking down the tower of Penuel
Judges 8:18-21 Gideon questions Zebah and Zalmunna about the slaying of his family at Tabor. He tells his first born son, Jether to slay the two, but Gideon slays them after Jether's fear stops him from drawing his sword.
Judges 8:22-26 The LORD shall rule over you ....give me every man the earrings of his prey ...golden earrings ...weight ... a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold... they were Ishmaelites...the kings of Midian.
Judges 8:27-28 Gideon made an ephod ...it became a snare ... Midian subdued ...the children of Israel lifted up their heads no more
Judges 8:29-35 (Gideon)Jerubbaal the son of Joash...lives in Ophrah, had 70 sons, one who was Abimelech by his concubine in Shechem... He dies at an old age. The children of Israel forget their LORD, and follow other gods, and show no respect for the house of Jerubbaal.
Judges 8:1-3 The Men of Ephraim ask Gideon sharply, why they were not called to fight the Midianites.
1: And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
2: And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
3: God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Judges 8:4-7 Gideon, with three hundred faint men pursues two Kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmuna. He asks the men of Succoth for bread. He threatens the men of Succoth for their negative reply.
4: And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
5: And he said unto the men of Succoth,Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
6: And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
7: And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
Judges 8:8-9 Gideon asks the men of Penuel for bread and their reply was the same as Succoth, he threatens them also.
8: And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
9: And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Judges 8:10-12 Gideon pursues and takes two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna
10: Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
11: And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
12: And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
Judges 8:13-17 Gideon son of Joash chastizes the men of Succoth with Zebah and Zalmunna, then beats the elders, slaying the men and knocking down the tower of Penuel
13: And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
14: And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
15: And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
16: And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17: And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Judges 8:18-21 Gideon questions Zebah and Zalmunna about the slaying of his family at Tabor. He tells his first born son, Jether to slay the two, but Gideon slays them after Jether's fear stops him from drawing his sword.
18: Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
19: And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
20: And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
21: Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.
Judges 8:22-26 The LORD shall rule over you ....give me every man the earrings of his prey ...golden earrings ...weight ... a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold... they were Ishmaelites...the kings of Midian.
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.
23: And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
24: And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
25: And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
26: And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Dictionary of Religion: ephod
a linen apron worn in ancient Hebrew rites; especially : a vestment for the high priest
Judges 8:27-28 Gideon made an ephod ...it became a snare ... Midian subdued ...the children of Israel lifted up their heads no more
27: And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
28: Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
Judges 8:29-35 (Gideon)Jerubbaal the son of Joash...lives in Ophrah, had 70 sons, one who was Abimelech by his concubine in Shechem... He dies at an old age. The children of Israel forget their LORD, and follow other gods, and show no respect for the house of Jerubbaal.
29: And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
30: And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
31: And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he calledAbimelech.
32: And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
33: And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
34: And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
35: Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
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BIBLICAL REFRENCES
EPHRAIM SON OF JOSEPH
Joseph and Asenath: Manasseh and Ephraim
...which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
Prince of the tribe of Joseph From Numbers 1:10
10: Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Of the children of Joseph:
of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud:
Numbers 2:18 The Camp of Ephraim
18: On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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ABOUT ABIEZER
Judges 6:11-13 Joash the Abi-ezrite and his son Gideon visited by an angel of the LORD in Ophrah, but Gideon says the LORD hath forsaken us ...
11: And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
12: And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
13: And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
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Judges 6:24-26 Gideon's Altar to The LORD-Jehovah-shalom in Ophrah The LORD tells Gideon to throw down his father's altar of Baal and to cut down the grove, and to then build an altar unto the LORD upon the top of the rock...
24: Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
25: And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
26: And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
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Judges 6:33-35 Gideon blows his trumpet, being filled with the Spirit of the LORD, and sends messengers to gather men from Manasseh, Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali...
33: Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
34: But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him.
35: And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
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Judges 8:1-3 The Men of Ephraim ask Gideon sharply, why they were not called to fight the Midianites.
1: And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
2: And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
3: God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
ABOUT SUCCOTH
Genesis 33:17 Jacob (Israel) lived at Succoth
[17] And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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Genesis 33:17 Jacob (Israel) lived at Succoth
[17] And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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ABOUT ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA - KINGS OF MIDIAN
Psalms 83:11
11: Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
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ABOUT PENUEL (Peniel)
Genesis 32:24-32 Jacob named as Israel - He calls the place Peniel
[24] And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
[25] And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
[26] And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
[27] And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[28] And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but ''Israel'': for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
[29] And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
[30] And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
[31] And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
[32] Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
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1 Kings 12:25 Jeroboam built Penuel
25: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
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1 Chronicles 4:4 Part of the Family Trees of The Old Testament - Penuel
4: And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
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Genesis 32:24-32 Jacob named as Israel - He calls the place Peniel
[24] And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
[25] And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
[26] And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
[27] And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
[28] And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but ''Israel'': for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
[29] And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
[30] And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
[31] And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
[32] Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
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1 Kings 12:25 Jeroboam built Penuel
25: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
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1 Chronicles 4:4 Part of the Family Trees of The Old Testament - Penuel
4: And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
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THE BATTLE NEAR MOUNT TABOR
Judges 3:11-13 Heber the Kenite, of the children of Hobab ...Moses father in law in the plain of Zaanaim ... Sisera gathered together all his chariots ...
Judges 3:14-16 Deborah's further words unto Barak ...the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand ... the LORD discomfited Sisera ... Sisera fled away on his feet ... Barak pursues ...and all the host of Sisera fell ...
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Judges 3:11-13 Heber the Kenite, of the children of Hobab ...Moses father in law in the plain of Zaanaim ... Sisera gathered together all his chariots ...
Judges 3:14-16 Deborah's further words unto Barak ...the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand ... the LORD discomfited Sisera ... Sisera fled away on his feet ... Barak pursues ...and all the host of Sisera fell ...
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Names of Judges 8
two Kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmuna. Ishmaelites
THE ISHMAELITES
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