JUDGES 6:11-17, 33-40 I have a friend who says that being a Christian is not about believing 3 unbelievable things before breakfast In our passage the angel comes to Gideon (and by the way this angel obviously does not have wings or a halo - he probably looks just like another person. In fact Gideon needs the angel to prove that he has been sent by God. And when Gideon realises that he is talking to an angel, he gets very scared). Anyway, this person - who turns out to be an angel - comes to Gideon and tells him two unbelievable things: and as far as we know this may well have been before breakfast. V12: "When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, "The Lord is with you, mighty warrior". 1. Unbelievable fact no 1: "God is with you" It did not seem to be like that. The situation is dire. The Midianites, Amalekites, Amorites, Staligmites are invading the land that the Israelites were living in. (v4,5). They have ravaged the land. Gideon is threshing w...
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