Free group study handout
Judges 7: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Judges 7 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Gideon, also called Jerubbaal, camped by the spring of Harod. The Midianite camp was nearby. Yahweh told Gideon that he had too many men.
Key verse
“Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
Judges 7:2 (WEB)
Outline
- Judges 7:1–3 Gideon Encamps by the Spring
- Judges 7:4–8 Reduction to 300 Men
- Judges 7:9–15 Divine Assurance Through a Dream
- Judges 7:16–22 The Battle Strategy
- Judges 7:23–25 Pursuit and Victory
Discussion questions
- In v2, why does Yahweh say the people are 'too many' for victory?
- What does Gideon do in v15 after hearing the interpretation of the dream?
- Gideon's strategy in vv. 16-18: what does the use of trumpets and pitchers signify?
- The dream in vv. 13-14: how does it shape Gideon's confidence before battle?
- When have you felt called to act with a small group against overwhelming odds?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Judges 7: Joshua 23, 1 Samuel 14, Joshua 6.
Before next time: read Judges 8.