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Gideon (Judges 6) #1 - Coggle Diagram
Gideon (Judges 6) #1
Questioning/ bargaining
Fleece thing
Testing God?
He was going to face a big challenge do things fly in face of logic
God needed to know he had Gideon's complete confidence - so was patient
A bit like Moses
Moses wanted actual support
Gideon wanted signs
Series Listening to God
Moses
Mary and Joseph
Paul
Gideon
Peter
Elijah
All different
Moses - all kinds of excuses - God answered them all
Paul - Jesus had to make him blind to get him to slow down and listen
Zechariah - made dumb
Mary - took it in her stride
Joseph - was going to divorce Mary - had to have special encouragement
People cry out to God
Unfortunately just created a cycle
Kick out the oppresors
Things improved - period of peace
After a bit - just go downhill again - invaded
Judge appointed
Gideon - a bit needy - not surprising.
Context
Moses - out of Egypt
Didn't fully follow instructions - sounds harsh
Canaanites still there
Goes downhill
Worshipping Canaan's Gods - Baal, Ashera
All going off course for God's chosen people
Eventually taken over by foreign power
Joshua - nation
Gideon 4th or 5th cycle
Midianites and allies stealing harvest
Israelites cried out to God
Prophet 'stop serving other gods'
Angel appeared to Gideon
Hiding from Midianites
Threshing
Got ready for battle!