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  1. Not everyone can be Gideon<\/span><\/i>. Remember Gideon\u2019s response to the claims of the Ephraimites (verses 1-3). In just four more chapters (12), we\u2019ll hear a different claim, which gets a very different answer (hint: the word \u201cshibboleth\u201d meaning password comes from that story\u2026)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Gideon and his self confidence<\/span><\/i>. This time Gideon is completely sure about his victory over the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna. Check out his answers to the folks of Succoth and Penuel (verses 7 and 9).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Blacklisted<\/span><\/i>. Gideon asks a captive youth from Succoth to \u201cdraw up for him a list of the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven in number\u201d (verse 14) of the leadership who would be punished from their lack of faith and support.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Last rites<\/span><\/i>. Dying with honor: that\u2019s what Zebah and Zalmunna request in verse 21: \u201cCome, you slay us; for strength comes with manhood.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Brings back some bad memories<\/span><\/i>. What does the collecting of gold jewelry, such as gold earrings, for making a cultic object, remind you of? Hint – turn back 137 chapters to Exodus 32.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Like (sons of) a king<\/span><\/i>. Officially, Gideon declines the kingship, but there are a number of hints in this chapter that connect him to that exalted status. Zebah and Zalmunna say about his brother that \u201cThey looked just like you,\u201d they replied, \u201clike sons of a king\u201d (verse 18). Gideon sets up a center for all Israel in his town, and he has 70 sons, as kings do (including one named Avimelech – \u201cmy father is king\u201d).<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. That pistol from the first act\u2026 <\/span><\/i>Will go off by the third act. See verse 31. 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