God’s Strength Through Our Shortage

Judges 7:13-25

1. How is Gideon’s story a great display of God’s grace?
2. Why does God involve Gideon (and us) in the working out of His will in the world?
3. What does it mean to “worship”? (7:15)
4. How does what Gideon says to the camp of Israel reflect what God had already told him?
5. What warning sign may be present in Judges 7:18?
6. What connection can be made between the story of the fall of Jericho and the story of Gideon?
7. What connection can be made between the story of David and Goliath and the story of Gideon?
8. What effect may the dream that Gideon overheard have had in the Midianite camp?
9. Who gets credit for the victory over the Midianites?
10. Under what circumstances do you need to say “the battle belongs to the LORD” this week?
11. How does Gideon’s battle strategy reveal that God should be given credit for the victory?
12. Have you ever felt fear in the face of an overwhelming obstacle or enemy?
13. How does the end of Judges 7 reveal God’s justice?
14. How is the book of Jonah and the book of Nahum different? How does this reveal God’s justice?
15. How is God’s justice ultimately revealed at the cross?