Quotes about Israel
encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.
— Judges 6:4
Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.
— Judges 6:6
He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
— Judges 6:8
The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”
— Judges 6:14
“Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
— Judges 6:15
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
— Judges 6:36
Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
— Judges 7:2
When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”
— Judges 7:15
Then the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh, and they pursued the Midianites.
— Judges 7:23
From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
— Judges 8:27
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
— Judges 8:30
They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.
— Judges 8:35