Fun Facts
Who Married into the Midianite Tribe?
Moses
Who were the Midianites Descendants from?
Abraham
Genesis 25: 1-2
"Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah, and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah."
Who was Gideon?
An Abiezrite Chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the Midianites
Judges 6:14
14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
What did Gideon do when God told him to go against the Midianites?
Began to question God and the assignment God sent him on
Judges 6:15
15 So he said to Him, “O [d]my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
Is it okay to question God?
Open to Ellaboration
What did the Isrealites name Gideon?
Jerubbaal
Judges 6: 32
32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal,[j] saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.”
What is one example of something that happened between the Midianites and the Isrealites?
Multiple Asnwers may apply
Who were the Amalekites? What were they doing?
Group of people/ clan who teamed up w/ the Midianites to destroy the Isrealites
What did Gideon prepare for God & why?
An offering, to confirm that it was God sending him
Judges 6: 17-18
17 Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who talk with me. 18 Do not depart from here, I pray, until I come to You and bring out my offering and set it before You.”
What is the significance of the Midianites overpowering the Israelites? Why is it a full circle moment?
The Midianites were to be beneath the Israelites, God had already given them Authority over them in the past and the Israelites are now slaves and captives to people which were beneath them
(foot on neck)
What is a Asherah pole?
A wooden image/ pole used by the people to worship false gods
Based on the conversation between Gideon and God who does Gideon remind you of?
Moses
Who is Oreb and Zeeb?
The two Princes of the Midianites
Judges 7:25
25 And they captured two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb.
What did Gideon do in his town that made people mad? and what were there reactions?
He cut down the altar and created one to God, the people wanted him to be handed over
Judges 6:30
30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the wooden image that was beside it.”
Why has been the reoccurring thing that the Isrealites have been doing? and Why?
Open for Elaboration
What did Gideon name his alter to the Lord and why?
"The Lord is Peace"
When Gideon thought he was going to die because he say the Angel of the Lord God told him “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.”
What happened with a Midianite women back in Moses time?
They brought her into the camp at the exact moment God was telling them they are sinning by bringing in Midian women
Who was Joash?
Gideons Father
Judges 6: 11
11 Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites.
Why did God want Gideon to let go of some of the Isrealites?
He didnt want them thinking they won the battle by there own hands
Judges 7: 2
2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ 3
What is the significance of what Gideon did in his home town?
He went against what everyone else was doing and did what God called on him to do, he was obedient to the Lord regardless of what people thought or felt about him
What is Ophrah?
A city where the Abiezrites (where Gideon is from) lived
How many times did Gideon get reassurance from God?
3
The burnt offering
The fleece
Overhearing the dream from the Midianites
Who is the Angel of the Lord?
Gods Angel used to interact w/ people and speak to them
What was the dream held by the Midianite Man and what was the interpretation?
What can you learn from the story of Gideon?
Open for Elaboration