Judges 8:13

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

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Interpretation

The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart.

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This thought runs through Judges 8:13-17.

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Glossary

Heres Place: Biblical hill. Modern identification: Transjordan.
Joash Person: Whom Jehovah bestowed. (1. ) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon ( Judg. 6:11 , 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2. ) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chr. 12:3 ).