Gideon: All
About You
© 2003 - 2010
by Rev.
Lionel Cabral
Gideon
is a narrative that perfectly portrays, in graduating levels of
understanding,
commencing at the conclusion of the Great Tribulation (Jud 6:1-6), an
individual coming to Christ (Jud
6:12-24), the formation of the Church (Jud 6:34,35), God's separation
of
the saved from the unsaved (Jud 7:3 - separation of the wheat from the
tares), testing the saved for spiritual
discernment (Jud 7:5,6 - separation of the shepherds from the sheep),
the Second
Coming (an encompassing concept) of Jesus Christ (Jud 7:19-21 -
judgmental
warfare), and end-time
eschatology (Jud 7:22-25 - we win). The narrative of Gideon is quite
detailed
(specific) when compared to the parallel narrative of David and Goliath
(1 Sam
17) which presents a much bigger picture with broad revelations. In
fact, the
narrative of David and Goliath encompasses the narrative of
Gideon.
© 2003 - 2010
by Rev.
Lionel Cabral
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