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Jehovah Strengthens GideonUDGES CHAPTERS 6-7

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LIFE WAS HARD FOR THE ISRAELITES. THE MIDIANITESKEPT INVADING ISRAEL. MIDIANITE MOBS BULLIED THEISRAELITES, ATTACKING THEM AND RUINING THEIR FOOD.

THE ISRAELITES CALLEDTOJEHOVAH FOR HELP.

JEHOVAH,PLEASE

SAVE US!

GOD SENT AN ANGEL TOVISIT A MAN NAMEDGIDEON.

JEHOVAHIS WITH YOU, YOUMIGHTY WARRIOR.

YOU WILL SAVEISRAEL.

ME?I AM NOBODY.

HOW CAN ISAVE ISRAEL?

BECAUSEJEHOVAHWILLBE WITH YOU.

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TOTEST IF GIDEON TRUSTED IN JEHOVAH WITHHIS WHOLE HEART, JEHOVAH SENT HIM ON ASPECIAL MISSION: TO DESTROY APAGAN IDOL.

UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS, GIDEON TOOKTEN OF HIS MEN AND CUT DOWN THE IDOL.

BUT THE ISRAELITES WERE STILL IN DANGER!MIDIAN AND OTHER FORCES CROSSEDISRAELS BORDER AND CAMPED IN THEVALLEY OF JEZREEL.

WEVECROSSED INTO

THEIR TERRITORY.NOW NOTHING CAN

STOP US!

THEY ARENO MATCH

FOR US!

GIDEON ASKED FOR PROOF THAT JEHOVAHWOULD HELP HIM. SO JEHOVAH PERFORMED TWOAMAZING MIRACLES. (READ JUDGES 6:36-40.)

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GIDEON AND HIS SOLDIERS GOTREADYTO BATTLE THE MIDIANITES.

IF WEFOLLOW JEHOVAHSINSTRUCTIONS,HE

WILL HELP USWIN!

JEHOVAH THEN SPOKE TO GIDEON.

GIDEON,ONLY 300 OF

YOUR BRAVEST SOLDIERS

WILL FIGHT. THEN YOU WILLKNOW THAT ISAVEDISRAEL.

WHATIS THE

BATTLE PLAN?

EACHOF US TAKES A

HORN, A JAR, AND

ATORCH.

THEN WEARE TO DO EXACTLY

WHAT GIDEON

DOES.

JEHOVAH IS WITHUS! IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE NIGHT, BLOW

THE HORNS, SMASHTHE JARS, ANDCALL OUT. . .

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THE

SWORD OF

JEHOVAH AND

OF GIDEON!

WHAT ISHAPPENING?

THEISRAELITESARE HERE!

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