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Text -- Judges 6:29-40 (NET)
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6:29 They said to one another , “Who did this ?” They investigated the matter thoroughly and concluded that Gideon son of Joash had done it .
6:30 The men of the city said to Joash , “Bring out your son , so we can execute him! He pulled down the Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole .”
6:31 But Joash said to all those who confronted him, “Must you fight Baal’s battles ? Must you rescue him? Whoever takes up his cause will die by morning ! If he really is a god , let him fight his own battles! After all, it was his altar that was pulled down .”
6:32 That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal , because he had said , “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down .”
Gideon Summons an Army and Seeks Confirmation
6:33 All the Midianites , Amalekites , and the people from the east assembled . They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley .
6:34 The Lord’s spirit took control of Gideon . He blew a trumpet , summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
6:35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh and summoned them to follow him as well . He also sent messengers throughout Asher , Zebulun , and Naphtali , and they came up to meet him.
6:36 Gideon said to God , “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel , as you promised , then give me a sign as proof.
6:37 Look , I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor . If there is dew only on the fleece , and the ground around it is dry , then I will be sure that you will use me to deliver Israel , as you promised .”
6:38 The Lord did as he asked. When he got up the next morning , he squeezed the fleece , and enough dew dripped from it to fill a bowl .
6:39 Gideon said to God , “Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. Please allow me one more test with the fleece . This time make only the fleece dry , while the ground around it is covered with dew .”
6:40 That night God did as he asked. Only the fleece was dry and the ground around it was covered with dew .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Gideon |
Judge |
Israel |
Enthusiasm |
Decision |
Oppression |
Midianites |
Religion |
Sign |
Fleece |
Dew |
Faith |
Condescension of God |
Token |
DIVINATION |
Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena |
Prayer |
AUGURY |
Miracles |
Zeal |
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NET Notes: Jdg 6:29 Heb “and said.” Perhaps the plural subject is indefinite. If so, it could be translated, “they were told.”
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NET Notes: Jdg 6:30 Heb “and let him die.” The jussive form with vav after the imperative is best translated as a purpose clause.
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NET Notes: Jdg 6:31 Heb “for he pulled down his altar.” The subject of the verb, if not Gideon, is indefinite (in which case a passive translation is permissi...
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NET Notes: Jdg 6:32 Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!”
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NET Notes: Jdg 6:33 The words “the Jordan River” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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NET Notes: Jdg 6:36 The words “then give me a sign as proof” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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