Gideon: A Mighty Man of Valor - The Story of Judges 6
The sermon by Pastor Marc Simeon at Christ The Rock Congregation delves into the story of Gideon, a mighty man of valor chosen by the Lord to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites. Despite initial doubts, Gideon ultimately embraces his calling to lead Israel to victory. Through faith and obedience, even the weakest can be used by the Lord for great purposes.
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CHRIST THE ROCK CONGREGATION SUNDY FEBRUARY 12TH2023 Sermon by Pastor MARC SIMEON GIDEON A MIGHTY MAN OF GIDEON A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR IN CAGE VALOR IN CAGE
Judges 6:1-6 1 Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, 2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the children of themselves the dens, the caves, and the strongholds which are in the mountains. [Living in holes] Israel made for
3 So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. [3 x factor] 4 Then they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor donkey.
5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it. 6 So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. [Finally]
Judges 6:11-16 11 Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, "The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!"
13 Gideon said to Him, "O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, 'Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites."
14 Then the LORD turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?" 15 So he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." 16 And the LORD said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man."
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION we read read the we we on earth earth is is walking around with with unclaimed unclaimed titles There There are are many many packages packages from from heaven came came under under the the names one one recognizes recognizes. . When When we Gideon Gideon everyone everyone on around the story can can story of of see see walking titles. . unclaimed unclaimed heaven that names that that no that that that no
There There are to to us us that we we don't meaning meaning our The The name name that our our personality personality and life life. . Because Because we name, name, we we respond names names that that are are many many salutations that we we do do not not respond don't know know our our spiritual spiritual names that God God gives and our salutations addressed respond to to because our proper proper names, names. . gives us us matches our missions missions in in this addressed because names, matches this we don't don't know respond to to other are imposed imposed upon know our other self upon us our God God- -given self- -inflicted inflicted us. . given
We We accept society society places We We accept accept the social social- -economic economic status upon upon us us. . We We accept accept the enemies enemies place place on We We accept accept the devil devil places places on accept the places on the label on us us. . the names names that status imposes label tag tag that that that our imposes our the names names that on us us. . the names names that on us us. . that our our that the the
We We associated associated with disappointment disappointment. . What What is is the certificate? certificate? What What is is the birth birth certificate? certificate? Are Are both both your call call ourselves ourselves with defeat, defeat, failure names names and failure and the name name on on your your birth birth the name name on on your your God's God's your names names the the same? same?
THE CALL OF GIDEON THE CALL OF GIDEON We find find a a man man in in the go go by by the the name name tag him him. . Gideon Gideon was was teased teased by he he received received from from God Social Social economic economic powerful powerful molds molds. . They to to the the point point that that it it becomes impossible impossible to to be be reshaped We the Bible Bible that tag that that God that did God gave did not gave not by the the salutation salutation God. . conditions conditions They can can press becomes nearly reshaped properly properly. . are are you press you nearly
The The entire poses poses a a name name name is is reinforced interactions interactions with If If you you live live in in a a swamp, it it from from others others. . You have have mud mud in in your clothes clothes. . Your Your worldviews worldviews may the the people people who entire environment environment you name tag tag on reinforced in in all with others others. . swamp, it's You smell your feet you live you, and all your live in in and that your on you, that it's hard hard to to hide smell like like it it; ; you feet and and on hide you your on your may reflect reflect those who live live there there with those of of with you you. .
Gideon Gideon was was was experiencing experiencing a a national There There was was No No King, hope hope of of change change. . Israel Israel was was Midianites Midianites. . The The Dominion Dominion of of the was was a a humiliating humiliating and one one. . was living living a a nightmare national shame King, no nightmare; ; he shame. . no leader, leader, no he no occupied occupied by by the the the Midianites Midianites and destructive destructive
The The Midianites Midianites took Harrassing Harrassing the They They managed managed to to force flee flee to to the the mountains holes holes and and dens dens. . When When the the Jews Jews planted before before the the harvest Midianites Midianites would would bring to to eat eat all all the the products took pleasure pleasure in in the Jews Jews. . force the mountains and the Jews Jews to to and live live in in planted their harvest was bring their products of of the their fields, fields, was ripe ripe the their animals animals the field field. . the
If If they they realized saved, saved, they houses houses and If If they they were food, food, they they had 3 3 groups groups of of people the the dominion dominion of of the Madianites Madianites, , the people people of of the Gideon Gideon was was trapped realized they they would and seize seize them were milling milling some had to to do people came they had would come them. . had some some grains come to to their grains their some grains do it it in in secret secret. . came to to reinforce the Madianites Madianites. . The the Amalekites Amalekites and the East East. . trapped in in that that system grains for for reinforce The the and the system. .
There There was upon upon. . There There were come come to to their The The morality morality level Israelites Israelites was Gideon Gideon was was enduring oppression oppression when peculiar peculiar salutation salutation from was no no United United Nation Nation to to call call were no their rescue rescue. . no big big brothers brothers to to level of of the was very very low enduring an when he the young young low. . an unending unending he received received a a from God God. .
Gideon Gideon was he he never never knew Mighty Mighty Men Gideon Gideon wanted not not a a joke joke that on on him him. . He He felt felt that bottom bottom of of the His His nation nation was was greeted greeted by knew he Men of of Valor Valor wanted to to ensure that was was being by a a name name he possessed possessed:. :. ensure it it was being pulled was pulled that was the societal societal latter was occupied occupied. . was at at the the very latter. . very
His His family family was He He was was the youngest youngest of of his The The greeting greeting was with with a a command deliver deliver Israel Israel with that that he he already unknown unknown to to him was poor the poorest poorest and his family family. . was accompanied accompanied command to to go with the the strength already had, had, although him. . poor. . and the the go and strength although and
GIDEONS FIRST ASSIGNMENT TO GIDEON S FIRST ASSIGNMENT TO TEAR THE ALTAR OF BAAL DOWN TEAR THE ALTAR OF BAAL DOWN Judges Judges 6 6: :25 25- -26 26 25 25 Now Now it it came came to to pass night night that that the the LORD LORD said "Take "Take your your father's father's young second second bull bull of of seven seven years tear tear down down the the altar altar of of Baal father father has, has, and and cut cut down image image that that is is beside beside it it; ; pass the said to to him, young bull, bull, the years old, old, and Baal that that your down the the wooden the same same him, the and your wooden
26 26 "and "and build LORD LORD your your God in in the the proper take take the the second burnt burnt sacrifice sacrifice with image image which which you The The first first assignment was was to to destroy destroy the that that was was in in his build an God on proper arrangement, arrangement, and second bull bull and with the the wood you shall shall cut assignment of of Gideon the altar his family family compound an altar altar to to the on top top of of this the rock and this rock and offer wood of of the cut down down. ." " Gideon altar of of Baal compound. . offer a a the Baal
He He was dedicated dedicated to to the Who Who would would have Gideon s Gideon s identity to to the the altar altar of of Baal The The Israelites Israelites worshiped of of fear fear in in search search of of protection prosperity prosperity. . was also also to to build the Lord Lord in in the have thought identity crisis crisis was Baal. . worshiped Baal build an an altar altar the place place. . thought that was linked that linked Baal out out and protection and
Unknowing Unknowing to to them, was was the the prime dilemma dilemma. . Before Before Gideon Gideon could identity, identity, he he had grip grip of of Baal Baal. . Gideon Gideon fought fought Baal freedom freedom. . Gideon Gideon had had to to get of of Baal Baal so so that family family. . them, the prime reason the altar altar of of Baal reason for for their Baal their could enter had to to be enter into be freed freed from into God s God s from the the Baal for for his his personal personal get weed weed off that he he could off the the altar altar free his could free his
Gideon Gideon would altars altars of of Baal to to free free his of of the the Midianites Midianites. . The The first first reason dignity dignity and and their nation, nation, was was because worship worship causing causing protection protection from would continue continue to to tear Baal throughout throughout the his nation nation from from the tear the the land land the dominion dominion the reason they their sovereignty sovereignty as because they they began these these pagan pagan God God to to from them them. . they lost lost their their as a a began to to deities, deities, remove remove his his
So So long Baal Baal Gideon s Gideon s family, never never enter enter into intended intended destiny life life. . long that that the remained remained family, he into God s destiny for the altar altar of of in in he could could God s for his his
THE TEARING DOWN OF THE ALTAR THE TEARING DOWN OF THE ALTAR OF BAAL OF BAAL Jg Jg 6 6: :27 27 So So Gideon Gideon took among among his his servants servants and LORD LORD had had said said to to him he he feared feared his his father's father's household the the men men of of the the city city too by by day, day, he he did did it it by by night Gideon Gideon mounted mounted enough enough courage do do the the job job secretly secretly by took ten and did him. . But household and too much much to to do night. . courage to to by night night. . ten men men from did as as the But because because from the and do it it
Its It s okay your your first but but get get the Do Do it it at at night do do it it during during the Do Do it it secretly secretly if if you have have the the courage openly openly. . okay to to stumble first assignments assignments for the job job done night if if you re the day little in in for God,, God,, anyway. . you re afraid afraid to to day. . you don t don t yet courage to to do stumble a a little done anyway yet do it it
When When the the the morning morning they what what Gideon Gideon had wanted wanted to to stone the the fear fear of of Baal It It took took the the action expose expose the the weakness Satan Satan rules rules by the people people woke they found had done, stone Gideon Baal. . action of of Gideon weakness of of Baal by propaganda propaganda. . woke up found out done, they Gideon out up in in out they out of of Gideon to to Baal. .
The The people people feared what what repercussions repercussions would of of Gideon s Gideon s action The The father father of of Gideon defend defend himself himself if if he After After a a few few days, did did not not kill kill Gideon, Gideon Gideon the the name feared for they they would be action. . Gideon said he is is god days, seeing Gideon, they name of of Jeru for their their lives thought thought be because lives of of Baal s Baal s because said let god. . that Baal they then then gave Jeru- -Baal Baal. . let Baal Baal seeing that Baal gave
Meaning Meaning: : the The The improvement improvement but match match God's God's intended Gideon Gideon. . Your Your environment environment may name name based based performance performance or or lack never never match match the destined destined for for you the boy new new boy that name name but it it still intended name that beat beat Baal Baal. . was was still did name for an an not for did not may adjust adjust your on on your your lack of, of, but but they the name name that that God you. . your latest latest can has they can God has
HOW TO EMBRACE GODS HOW TO EMBRACE GOD S IDENTITY? IDENTITY? The The small small victories victories will in in you you and and in in others others. . After After beating beating confidence confidence immediately immediately. . He He was was still still trapped defeating defeating attitude attitude. . will instill instill faith faith Baal, Baal, did did Gideon s Gideon s not not rise rise trapped in in self self- -
Gideon Gideon refused shell shell of of the himself himself to to embrace the the (MMV) (MMV) Mighty that that God God created created him There There is is a a sense one one admits admits he nothing nothing to to prove accepts accepts defeat defeat. . refused to to come the wimp wimp he embrace the Mighty Man come out he thought thought of of the image image of of Man of of Valor him for for. . sense of of safety safety when he is is a a coward, coward, he prove for for he he already out of of the the Valor when he has has already
God God had to to Gideon Gideon that the the hour hour. . With With God's God's help to to bring bring peace the the land land. . He He became became the of of Israel Israel for had to to prove that he prove it it over he was over and was the the man and over man of of over help Gideon Gideon was peace and and restoration was able restoration to to able the hero hero and for the the rest rest of of his and the his life the judge judge life. .
God God showed showed Gideon didn't didn't need need much With With a a handful handful of of soldiers, Gideon Gideon was was able able to to defeat Midianites Midianites in in battle battle on Israel Israel. . Satan Satan profits profits when when we identity identity that that he he places places on Gideon that much to to do that he much. . soldiers, defeat the on behalf behalf of of he do much the we accept accept the on us us. . the
There There will forces forces to to fixate reinforce reinforce the wants wants to to impose You You need need to to embrace identity identity by by faith faith and The The strength strength is is already just just have have to to release release it it. . will always always be fixate you the image image that impose on be external external you and and to to that the the devil on you you. . embrace God s and not not by by sight already in in you, devil God s sight. . you, you you
To To release release it, it, you that that you you have have it it. . As As you you embrace embrace and mission, mission, self self- -discovery As As you you take take your limitations limitations unto you you will will realize realize that acheived acheived by power power but but by by the you need need to to believe believe and engage engage your discovery will will happen your eyes eyes off unto God s God s omnipotence, omnipotence, that victory victory is is not by might might nor nor by the Spirit Spirit of of God your happen. . off your your not by man s man s God. .
CONCLUSION CONCLUSION What will will it it take your your conceptions conceptions of of yourself? What What would would it it take embrace embrace your your God What What is is your your first claiming claiming your your proper proper identity? What What is is your your immediate immediate fear? What take for for you you to to adjust yourself? take for for you God given given identity? first assignment assignment in in identity? fear? adjust you to to identity?
Gideon Gideon feared Gideon Gideon feared Baal Baal. . Gideon Gideon feared own own family family. . Gideon Gideon feared Gideon Gideon had fears fears to to claim Men Men of of Valor, feared his feared the his family family. . the worshipers worshipers of of feared the the people people in in his his feared the had to to face claim his Valor, the Midianites Midianites. . face each his proper proper name each of of his name of of his
God God was is is being being patient Although Although God spiritual spiritual identity, your your part part to to play You You must must never you you are, are, so who who He He makes was patient patient with patient with God assigns identity, you play to to claim never lose so that that you makes you with him with you you. . assigns you you still claim it it. . lose sight sight whose you can can embrace you to to be be. . him as as God God you a a still have have whose embrace
You You have caves caves and may may have embrace embrace the God God destined destined to to you Always Always aspire aspire to to actualize meaning meaning of of the the name assigned assigned to to you you. . have to to come and dens dens as have made the glorious come out as safe made you glorious title you. . actualize the name tag out of of your safe as as they you feel feel to to title That your they That the true true that God God tag that
May May God understand understand this so so that that you pave pave your your way and and insecurity insecurity to to victory God help help you this message, message, you can can begin way from from defeat victory. . you to to begin to to defeat AMEN! AMEN!
