The story of Gideon shows how God can give the victory if we will trust entirely in Him.
Israel will continue to spiral downward away from their God but He will continue to hear their pleas for help and send them deliverers.
Adonibezek loses his thumbs and great toes; Othniel gets a wife, Achsah; Achsah gets a field and two springs.
Jesus appears as the captain of the host of the Lord and gives the plan for taking Jericho. The walls fall flat and Israel wins.
Elijah received mighty answers to his bold prayers. The text before us provides insight into why these audacious prayers were answered by God. We would do well to learn from Elijah’s example.
In this passage we find that Moses has crossed a line with God and will not be able to go into the promised land. What can we learn from Moses' mistake that we might not make the same mistakes.
