Be strong like Gideon

Darlene Stern For Agri-View
Jan 31, 2022
Jan 31, 2022

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As Gideon’s 300 men sound trumpets, the Lord turns the swords of the Midianite soldiers against one another throughout the entire army and the army runs away.

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Gideon threshes wheat by the winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

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Darlene Stern For Agri-View

In Judges, chapter 6, we find Gideon has plans to thresh some wheat in hiding so his family has something to eat. All Gideon knows is to hide and survive.

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Married for 44 years, Darlene Stern and her husband have raised a family of nine in rural southeast Wisconsin. She has been a stay-at-home mom, goat herdsperson, dyslexia tutor, midwifery advocate, newsletter creator, manuscript editor, published author, model for professional artists and passionate pursuer of Jesus Christ. Her degree in geography is from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.