The rebellion against the Midianites began when Gideon ignited the dry Asherah pole to burn the sacrifice to the Lord. The wind blew across the Israelites with the strength of a Holy Spirit revival.
As a result Gideon gained access to a force of 32,000 men to battle the 135,000 Midianites camped in the valley below. The Midianites watched the incoming storm of Gideon’s army build up against them to the point of having nightmares that the pickings this year would come at the cost of their own lives.
On the Israelite side the Lord wanted to make sure they did not think of Him as some two-bit Baal who relied solely on their natural strengths to get things done. He told Gideon to reduce his forces to 10,000 men and then to 300 which meant at that level only the Lord could win this battle.
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Denise offers the prompt word “access” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
To find out what really happened, see Judges 6-7.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
So thankful for the lessons of Gideon. 300 with God cannot be stopped. Let us band together with those believe in our sovereign God. Thanks for you faithfulness in proclaiming the good news of Jesus.
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Thank you, Michael, and blessings!
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Great retelling, Frank!
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Blessings to you, Dora!
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Wouldn’t that make a great movie?!!!
Of course, with the current situation in the Middle East, it might not be an opportune moment…
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The story of Gideon would be a great movie. Until I started writing these brief stories I don’t think I understood what actually happened. Blessings, Rebecca!
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Argh. I didn’t sign in so Anonymous is me
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Gideon’s story is astounding. All the judges’ stories are, really.
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They are amazing stories. Blessings, Mimi!
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Nice!*
*that part about reducing the numbers to make a point, kinda cool
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Thank you, Clark!
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A tale of yore in the language of today. Excellent, Frank.
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Thank you, Keith!
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Gotta look to God to win the battle!
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Amen! Blessings, Jim!
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Amen!
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All boils down to faith, doesn’t it?
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If Gideon didn’t have faith in God to obey and reduce his forces, he would have lost even with the full force of 32,000 men he had to face the Midianites. Thank you, Denise!
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