The story of Gideon shows how God can give the victory if we will trust entirely in Him.
What the cities of refuge were to Israel, sheltering the sinner from judgment, the Lord Jesus Christ is to us.
We all have our own Midianites to face. By studying Gideon's strategy we can learn how we too can defeat the Midianites.
This verse deals with building and battling (“keep the city”). These two actions describe much of our life and they certainly describe the Christian life.
The Levitical sacrificial system had five separate and distinct offerings that could be made to the Lord. These are the five major offerings that are introduced in the first five chapters of Leviticus. Each of these offerings provide a practical application for a godly walk and a beautiful picture of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Historically, the word fellow means to lay money; as to lay money down. A fellow was one who financially supported a business deal with someone else; a business partner. Fellowship then is to be united together in covenant for a common purpose.
