Judges

OUTLINE XIV (Judges 8:22-27) “Gideon Refuses the Crown” Introduction: Gideon had shown himself a powerful man: you may read about that also in Judges 8:1-22.  He not only pursued the Midianites, tracking them down into their very dens, until the last one was subdued, but he slew also princes and kings.  He spoke wise words to the haughty Ephraimites (vs. 1-3) and he punished the men of Succoth and Penuel for their contempt.  Indeed, Gideon towered out as a mighty man of valor. Now in our...