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Wednesday
The First
Lesson
Judges 6:1, 11-16, 33-35
1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD:
and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak
which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite:
and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it
from the Midianites.
12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto
him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with
us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles
which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring
us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered
us into the hands of the Midianites.
14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might,
and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have
not I sent thee?
15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel?
behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in
my father's house.
16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and
thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children
of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched
in the valley of Jezreel.
34 But the spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a
trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was
gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto
Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
1st Lesson Questions -
Midian had faith, and it made him strong. Is that the way it always works? That is, does a strong faith always begat a strong life? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 7:11-17
11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city
called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much
people.
12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there
was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she
was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said
unto her, Weep not.
14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood
still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered
him to his mother.
16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying,
That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people.
17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and
throughout all the region round about.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Jesus made the widow joyous by what He did that day. Has He made me joyous today? How so? RESOLVE.