Jdg 6:1

Jdg 6-8: Typical history of Gideon, as applied to Christ:

(a) Condition of land, slavery, apostasy (6:1-10). (b) Christ’s first advent, labor in night, sacrifice (6:11-32). (c) Judgment of household (7:1-8). (d) Subjugation of Gentiles (7:9-25). (e) Gideon becomes judge (8:28).

Jdg 6-8: Cp with Psa 72: Psa 72, written near end of David’s life (2Sa 23). Cp incident of 2Sa 24: the fatal numbering of Israel. David learns that numbers are not important: same lesson as Gideon’s 300 (Jdg 6:37n).

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