Author Archives: jwfisch

Soon afterward the armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east formed an alliance against Israel and crossed the Jordan, camping in the valley of Jezreel. (Judges 6:33) It’s show time in the valley of Jezreel. Canaanite armies from … Continue reading →

Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new … Continue reading →

That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it. Then build … Continue reading →

“I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.” – Judges 6:16 I like those odds. God has reduced the 120,000 Midianites, who are holding the Israelites hostage, to just one … Continue reading →

Gideon is so much like us. You can almost guess what’s coming next without even reading the story. God has called Gideon a mighty hero — one He is calling to rescue His people from their dreaded enemy, the Midianites … Continue reading →

“Sir,” Gideon replied, “If the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us?” – Judges 6:13 It is probably the most asked question about God today, or any other day, for that matter. If God is with us, … Continue reading →

Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the … Continue reading →