The nation of Israel was in CHAOS! The nation was leaderless, immorality was rampant, behavior was decadent, turmoil was constant! That was THEN, but what about NOW?
His resume was impressive! Killed a lion with his bare hands, slaughtered 30 Philistines alone, defeated an army with the jawbone of a donkey, uprooted the city gates of Gaza!…
As I read the story of Gideon, I find myself saying, "NO WAY" over and over! How could those things be happening then, and how can those things be happening…
The Israelites just quit! They were supposed to drive the Canaanites out of the promised land. They started with a bang, but then they stopped! Generations to come would suffer…