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Gideon's Journey Research Paper

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Gideon came from the weakest clan in Manasseh and he was the lowest ranking person in his family. His story started in Judges chapter six from 1191 B.C.-1144 B.C. At the time of Gideon, Deborah was the judge in Israel. During that time, the Lord commanded Gideon to use His strength to save Israel. The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord and for seven years they were in the hands of the Midianties. Unsure of what the Lord was asking, Gideon prayed for a sign from the Lord. So, the Lord sent an angel. As Gideon was making a food offering to the Lord, the angel took the unleavened bread and fire consumed the meat to prove to Gideon he was the one God wanted to use to bring peace. This is the first time God asked Gideon to step out in faith. He builds an altar for the Lord where upon Gideon asked Him to show him another sign whether or not he would save Israel. Early in the morning, Gideon and all his men camped at the spring of Harod, where the Lord told him he had too many men with him. With only 300 men to bring into battle with him, Gideon split the men into three …show more content…

“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian,” said in Judges 6:13. Gideon was wondering where God was in all the craziness that was going on around him. He doesn’t see that there is a purpose to why all things happen. He feels the Lord has abandoned them in a time of need. When we are in a time of need do we always try and find God in the midst or do we blame him for putting us through a hard time? We want a dramatic sign from God to see if he is listening to us while we cry out to him but we learn that God listens to us at all

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