Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Judges 6:4-10
by: Dale E. Rood.
The Israelites were oppressed by Midian. The oppression appears to have been more of a ransacking of the land rather than subjection of the people. How would you respond if someone ransacked your home, your town, or your land? Would you ask why? That seems to be the question that God responded to when Israel cried for help. In God’s response it becomes apparent the real issue is not the oppression by Midian but rather the wholehearted commitment of Israel to the Lord.