“In Sukkot he asked the people there, ‘Please give some loaves of bread to the men following me, because they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zevach and Tzalmuna the kings of Midyan.’But the chiefs of Sukkot said, ‘You haven’t captured Zevach and Tzalmuna yet, so why should we give bread to your army?’Gid‘on said: […]

“By now Gid‘on and his three hundred men had come to the Yarden and crossed over. They were exhausted but were still pursuing the enemy.”-Judges 8:4 In verse 4 of Judges Chapter 8, we’re told that although Gideon and his men were still in a state of exhaustion, they continued to pursue the enemy. The […]

“But the men of Efrayim complained to Gid‘on, ‘Why didn’t you call on us when you went to fight Midyan? Why did you treat us this way?” They were sharp in their criticism.  He answered by saying to them, ‘How can what I have done be compared with what you have done? Aren’t the grapes […]

When we last left off, Gideon was in the process of being chewed out by his Ephraim brethren. Remember Ephraim was the top dog tribe in the Promised Land. They wielded tremendous power and influence. A perfect case in point is to consider that Shiloh and Bethel, the two most revered and sacred places in […]

Today we begin Judges Chapter 8. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. Let’s not forget that out of all the 12 tribes of Israel, the top dog tribe was Ephraim. This hearkens back to Jacob’s deathbed prophecy given in Genesis Chapter 49: “Yosef is a fruitful plant, […]