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Midian Oppresses Israel

1And the childrenof Israeldidevilin the sightof the LORD:and the LORDdeliveredthem into the handof Midiansevenyears.2And the handof Midianprevailedagainst Israel:[and] becauseof the Midianitesthe childrenof Israelmadethem the denswhich [are] in the mountains,and caves,and strong holds.3And [so] it was, when Israelhad sown,that the Midianitescame up,and the Amalekites,and the childrenof the east,even they came upagainst them;4And they encampedagainst them, and destroyedthe increaseof the earth,till thou comeunto Gaza,and leftno sustenancefor Israel,neither sheep,nor ox,nor ass.5For they came upwith their cattleand their tents,and they came{08675;0935:08799} asgrasshoppersfor multitude;[for] both they and their camelswere without number:and they enteredinto the landto destroyit.6And Israelwas greatlyimpoverishedbecauseof the Midianites;and the childrenof Israelcriedunto the LORD.

7And it came to pass, when the childrenof Israelcriedunto the LORDbecauseof the Midianites,8That the LORDsenta prophetunto the childrenof Israel,which saidunto them, Thus saiththe LORDGodof Israel,I brought you upfrom Egypt,and brought you forthout of the houseof bondage;9And I deliveredyou out of the handof the Egyptians,and out of the handof all that oppressedyou, and drave them outfrom beforeyou, and gaveyou their land;10And I saidunto you, I [am] the LORDyour God;fearnot the godsof the Amorites,in whose landye dwell:but ye have not obeyedmy voice.

The Call of Gideon

11And there camean angelof the LORD,and satunder an oakwhich [was] in Ophrah,that [pertained] unto Joashthe Abiezrite:and his sonGideonthreshedwheatby the winepress,to hide[it] fromthe Midianites.12And the angelof the LORDappearedunto him, and saidunto him, The LORD[is] with thee, thou mightyman of valour.13And Gideonsaidunto him, Ohmy Lord,ifthe LORDbe with us, why then is all this befallenus? and where [be] all his miracleswhich our fatherstoldus of, saying,Did not the LORDbring us upfrom Egypt?but now the LORDhath forsakenus, and deliveredus into the handsof the Midianites.14And the LORDlookedupon him, and said,Goin this thy might,and thou shalt saveIsraelfrom the handof the Midianites:have not I sentthee?15And he saidunto him, Ohmy Lord,wherewithshall I saveIsrael?behold, my family[is] poorin Manasseh,and I [am] the leastin my father'shouse.16And the LORDsaidunto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smitethe Midianitesas oneman.

Gideon's Offering Consumed with Fire

17And he saidunto him, If now I have foundgracein thy sight,then shewme a signthat thou talkestwith me.18Departnot hence, I pray thee, until I comeunto thee, and bring forthmy present,and set[it] beforethee. And he said,I will tarryuntil thou come again.

19And Gideonwent in,and made readya kid,and unleavened cakesof an ephahof flour:the fleshhe putin a basket,and he putthe brothin a pot,and brought [it] outunto him under the oak,and presented[it].20And the angelof Godsaidunto him, Takethe fleshand the unleavened cakes,and lay[them] upon thisrock,and pour outthe broth.And he didso.21Then the angelof the LORDput forththe endof the staffthat [was] in his hand,and touchedthe fleshand the unleavened cakes;and there rose upfireout of the rock,and consumedthe fleshand the unleavened cakes.Then the angelof the LORDdepartedout of his sight.22And when Gideonperceivedthat he [was] an angelof the LORD,Gideonsaid,Alas,O LordGOD!for becauseI have seenan angelof the LORDfaceto face.23And the LORDsaidunto him, Peace[be] unto thee; fearnot: thou shalt not die.

Gideon Destroys Baal's Altar

24Then Gideonbuiltan altarthere unto the LORD,and calledit Jehovahshalom:unto this dayit [is] yet in Ophrahof the Abiezrites.

25And it came to pass the same night,that the LORDsaidunto him, Takethy father'syoungbullock,even the secondbullockof sevenyears old,and throw downthe altarof Baalthat thy fatherhath, and cut downthe grovethat [is] by it:26And buildan altarunto the LORDthy Godupon the topof this rock,in the ordered place,and takethe secondbullock,and offera burnt sacrificewith the woodof the grovewhich thou shalt cut down.27Then Gideontooktenmenof his servants,and didas the LORDhad saidunto him: and [so] it was, because he fearedhis father'shousehold,and the menof the city,that he could not do[it] by day,that he did[it] by night.

28And when the menof the cityarose earlyin the morning,behold, the altarof Baalwas cast down,and the grovewas cut downthat [was] by it, and the secondbullockwas offeredupon the altar[that was] built.29And they saidoneto another,Who hath donethis thing?And when they enquiredand asked,they said,Gideonthe sonof Joashhath donethis thing.30Then the menof the citysaidunto Joash,Bring outthy son,that he may die:because he hath cast downthe altarof Baal,and because he hath cut downthe grovethat [was] by it.31And Joashsaidunto all that stoodagainst him, Will ye pleadfor Baal?will ye savehim? he that will pleadfor him, let him be put to deathwhilst [it is yet] morning:if he [be] a god,let him pleadfor himself, because [one] hath cast downhis altar.32Therefore on that dayhe calledhim Jerubbaal,saying,Let Baalpleadagainst him, because he hath thrown downhis altar.

Gideon's Army

33Then all the Midianitesand the Amalekitesand the childrenof the eastwere gatheredtogether,and went over,and pitchedin the valleyof Jezreel.34But the Spiritof the LORDcameupon Gideon,and he blewa trumpet;and Abiezerwas gatheredafterhim.35And he sentmessengersthroughout all Manasseh;who also was gatheredafterhim: and he sentmessengersunto Asher,and unto Zebulun,and unto Naphtali;and they came upto meetthem.

The Signs of the Fleece

36And Gideonsaidunto God,If thou wiltsaveIsraelby mine hand,as thou hast said,37Behold, I will puta fleeceof woolin the floor;[and] if the dewbe on the fleeceonly, and [it be] dryupon all the earth[beside], then shall I knowthat thou wilt saveIsraelby mine hand,as thou hast said.38And it was so: for he rose up earlyon the morrow,and thrustthe fleecetogether,and wringedthe dewout of the fleece,a bowlfullof water.39And Gideonsaidunto God,Let not thine angerbe hotagainst me, and I will speakbut this once:let me prove,I pray thee, but this oncewith the fleece;let it now be dryonly upon the fleece,and upon all the groundlet there be dew.40And Goddidso that night:for it was dryupon the fleeceonly, and there was dewon all the ground.