Judges 5:23-6:11 Ruin and Recovery
Channel: Mike Attwood
Date: 2022-03-18

In the last session we saw that the battle had been won ultimately by Barak when he trusted in the LORD.  Sisera fled, coming to the tent of Yael, and she put an end to this enemy of Isra'el with a spike through his head.

In v23 we have a double curse and in v24 we have a double blessing.

We are involved in the conflict of the ages.  It is a very serious thing not to get involved in the battle.  We not only will be reproached when we stand at the judgement seat of Christ, but we also miss out on blessings.

Chapter six brings the fourth cycle of rebelling and then returning and calling-out to YHWH.  There are 100 verses that deal with the life of Gideon.  The next longest is Samson.  Gideon is given more attention that the other judges, which tells of his importance.

An overview of Chapter 6 is this:  v1-6 condition of the people, v7-10 the ministry of an unknown prophet, and v11-40 God raises up Gideon in response to their call.

Midian means "strife" or "brawling".  This Midyan is a decendant of Abraham (Gen. 25:1-2), but not through Sarah.  So they are directly related to the Israelites.  Strife is never far away from the people of God.

The anonymous prophet reminds them of what the Lord has done for them, tells them not to fear, and then reprimands them for their disobedience, holding them accountable for their sin.  Repentance before revival is always the way it is.  The Lord always convicts before He converts, wounds before He heals.