Plastic Religious Crusader Set.
Includes a 13” x 15” chest piece with straps, 10” x 16”
shield with arm straps, helmet and 22” sword with
sheath. (5 pcs. per set, poly bag with header). Costume
is non-returnable.
This coloring activity book is ideal for the child who is looking for something a little bit more demanding. With the extra detail and block words for coloring in, this book challenges children to develop their hand eye coordination that little bit further. Ideal for Sunday schools and Children's church or for quiet rainy day activities at home. Recommended for ages 6 to 8.
Tu-ba or not tu-ba? Based on the biblical story of Gideon, this hilarious tale of an undefeated army of 30,000 excessively hairy and malevolent pickles stars Larry the Cucumber---whose expertise on the tuba hardly translates into anything that could be called warrior wisdom! How will Gideon and his puny recruits escape a jarring fate and defeat their "dilly" of a foe? Approx. 45 minutes.
Available Nov. 2006.
Gideon Defeats the Midianites
To Remember: God provides all the proof we need to
believe in Him
Vocabulary:
judge: (in lesson context) a leader God
provided to free Israel from danger and keep the peace sign: proof
from God
Lesson
Judges
6-8'Gideon thought the Lord had forgotten them. At that very moment he was
secretly threshing grain down in the winepress instead of out in the open
air where the Midianites could see him..." Read
the full lesson Text
The Midianites stole all Israel's food, and were so
dangerous the Israelites had to live in caves.
An angel appeared to Gideon and told him to destroy the
false altar to Baal. The people were angry, but it proved to them that
Baal was so helpless, he couldn't defend his own altar.
Gideon raised an army to free Israel. He asked God for
signs that this was His will. The first sign was that a fleece left out
overnight gathered dew, but the ground around it was dry. The next night
he asked that the fleece be dry, and the ground dewy.
God had Gideon dismiss most of his army. He kept only
300 good soldiers (the men who lapped water from their hands rather than
bent down to drink). God wanted everyone to know that He, not the army,
had defeated the Midianites.
Gideon overheard a Midianite soldier explain a prophetic
dream. This was another sign to Gideon that God was with them.
That night, Gideon gave each soldier a pitcher with a
lamp (or torch) in it. They all took ram's horns (trumpets) and
surrounded the camp. At one time, they broke the jugs, blew on the horns
and shouted: "The sword of the Lord and Gideon!" The Midianites were so
startled and confused, they fought each other, then ran.
Judge
Enemy
Scripture
Othniel
(Caleb's
nephew)
40
Canaanites &
Mesopotamians
Judges 1:11-13; 3:7-11
Ehud
(used a dagger to kill Ehud)
80
Moabites (King Eglon)
Judges 3:12-30
Shamgar
(used an
oxgoad to kill 600)
?
Philistines
Judges 3:31;5:6
Deborah
(prophesied re: Barak and Jael)
40
King Jabin of Hazor
Judges 4-5
Gideon
(used 300
men with torches)
40
Mididanites
Judges 6-8
Abimelech
(Gideon's corrupt son)
3
(civil war in Israel)
Judges 8:33-9:57
Tola
(from tribe
of Issachar)
23
Judges 10:1-2
Jair
(had 30 sons and 30 towns)
22
Judges 10:3-5
Jephthah
(promised
his daughter's life)
6
Ammonites
Judges 11:1-12:7
Ibzan
(from Bethlehem)
7
Judges 12:8-10
Elon
(from
Zebulun)
10
Judges 12:11-12
Abdon
(had 40 sons, 30 grandsons)
8
Judges 12:13-15
Samson
(strong
Nazarite)
40
Philistines
Judges 13-16
Eli
(high
priest)
?
Philistines
1 Samuel 1:1-4:1
Samuel
(prophet and
priest, anoints kings)
?
Philistines
1 Samuel 4:1-7:17
Object Lesson: bring a flashlight and an opaque container
that it will fit in. Show how the sudden breaking of the jug and the appearance
of the light would be frightening to the sleeping Midianties.
Discussion: Compare Barak's need for
Deborah to Gideon's need for signs. God does not reprimand Gideon's requests,
instead He fulfills them. What is the difference? Barak refused to trust in
God's help, even though he was hearing God's will from a prophetess. Instead he
put his trust in Deborah. Gideon wasn't questioning God's ability to save
Israel. Gideon wanted to be certain that God was with him. Since God had
withdrawn from Israel for a long time, it's not unusual that Gideon would want
to be sure of God's will. God rewards those who strive to be sure they are truly
pleasing to Him. He provides all the evidence we need to believe in Him. God
never asks for blind faith, but for an obedient response to the truth when we
hear it. Are we striving to know God's will?
Memory
Work:Judges 8:23
"And
Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son
rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you."
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