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Judges 6:11-16 (NET)

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¹¹ The LORD's angelic messenger came and sat down under the oak tree in Ophrah owned by Joash the Abiezrite. He arrived while Joash's son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress so he could hide it from the Midianites. ¹² The LORD's messenger appeared and said to him, "The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!" ¹³ Gideon said to him, "Pardon me, but if the LORD is with us, why has such disaster overtaken us? Where are all his miraculous deeds our ancestors told us about? They said, 'Did the LORD not bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian." ¹⁴ Then the LORD himself turned to him and said, "You have the strength. Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! Have I not sent you?" ¹⁵ Gideon said to him, "But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family." ¹⁶ The LORD said to him, "Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army."

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 11) Excuses - Gideon (2011-05-31)
(v. 12) Purpose Driven Life - Gods Power in My Weakness (part 2) (2008-07-06)
(v. 12) Excuses - Gideon (2011-05-31)
(v. 13) Excuses - Gideon (2011-05-31)
(v. 13) Burden Becomes a Calling (2015-05-07)
(v. 14) Excuses - Gideon (2011-05-31)
(v. 14) Mind Change - Grace (2011-11-16)
(v. 15) Excuses - Gideon (2011-05-31)
(v. 16) Excuses - Gideon (2011-05-31)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 14) Sermon: Being prepared by God (2015-08-23)

Definition(s):
Gideon (Gidd-e-on): he that bruises or breaks; a destroyer
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Joash (Joh-ash): who despairs or burns
Ophrah (Off-ra): dust; lead; a fawn
Midianite (Mid-ee-an-ight):