Bible Studies

This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. Chapter nine follows Gideon’s story with the story of one of his sons, Abimelech, who was born to Gideon’s concubine. 1 In Judges 8:35 we read that Israel did not “treat the family of Jerub-Baal fairly,” and this chapter explains that. When he was grown, […]

This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. Chapter eight best begins at Judges 7:24. After the Midianites had been nearly defeated and were on the run, Gideon enlisted the Ephraimites to head off the two generals, Oreb and Zeeb, and kill them, which they did (Judges 7:24-25). However, the Ephraimites were upset

This post follows the Bible reading plan available at oaktreechurch.com/soap. Chapter seven records Gideon’s battle against the Midianites. Once he had been reassured that God was with him, Gideon was ready to take his 32,000 men to fight. However, God turned the tables on him. God told him his army was too big (Judges 7:1-8).