Q3. Vanquishing the Midianite Army

[masika]

Q3. Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way? (8:10-12)

Because the Midianites were responsible for enticing Israel into Baal worship, earlier God commanded Isreal to destroy them (Numbers 25:16-18). But Israel took the women as captives, rather than killing them. because of the failure to completely destroy them, however the tribe repopulated, they started to oppress the Israel. Gideon didn't want to make the same mistake again as his forefathers did.

When we discover sin in our lives, we must deal with it complete.

When God points out sin, move quickly to remove it from your life.

Dealing a problem half-way will bring more trouble in future in our life.

[Don W]

They were able to smote them and vanquish the Midianites, all of the 15,000 men in Karkor because the Midianites had fled across the Jordan and thought they were safe there from any harm; but Gideon and his force of 300 snuck up on them and attacked them and captured their two kings. The Midianites had let their guard down (so to speak) and were clobbered by Gideon and his small army. When we deal with problems, letting our guards down and only dealing with them

[Robin D]

Gideon needs to eliminate the remaining Midianites in order for the Israelites to be protected against further attacks. When we deal with problems half way, the unfinished part will recur, causing more problems.

[sahala p.s.]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

Gideon must vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor because if the Midianite force is let flee, they will come back and attack Israel again

The danger that we face when we deal with problems only half-way is the problems will appear again and we will deal with them again, but they will be more complex or more difficult to solve.

[brotherbill]

If these men were allowed to remain they would regroup and attack with a large and Strong army.

When we do not deal with problems and let them go they usually end up compounding themselves and getting even bigger and harder to overcome. I have seen folks run from problems and they even have a way of following us from one place to another.

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

[Barbara1]

1. So that they didn't regroup and come back to kill them.

2. By dealing only half-way with a problem we give the problem time to strenghen and come back in a stronger force than before.

[paulcrf]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor?

Ans: In order to protect them from future aggression.

What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

Ans: When problems are not fully solved, they remain a threat to us. They will pile up and is ready to blow up in our nose at any time. We should solve problems as they arise or they will grow and become complicated and difficult to handle.

[Jen]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

If they were not dealt with then they would have to be dealt with later. If we only deal with problems halfway they quite often come back worse and more difficult. Plus we never have security.

God Bless!

Jen

Numbers 6:24-26

[Loisb]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

1. Gideon knows that if he doesn't vanquish the 15,000 men they will return later and attack them later.

2. Gideon had to be sure that he followed God's plan to the end. Whenever you don't complete a difficult task, sometimes it returns and is worst than it was in the beginning.

[Pamela Harms]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

1. Because they were the kings of the Midianites and would come back to attack Gideon and his men.

2. We leave a door open for the enemy to attack us again. When God instructs us to do something, we are to do it to the best of our ability knowing that God is with us and will help us.

[marca]

This passage makes me think of a garden of beautiful flowers. Brilliant colors. fresh green leaves, and the sweetest smell on earth. Anyone whose grown a garden can tell you it takes work. Besides having to feed the flowers, the weeds must be disposed of. And when a garden gets weeded, you can pull just the top off and it will be gone for a while. But if you dig down and remove the roots of the weed, the garden is truly clean & as an extra benefit, it makes for less work in the future. Gideon must completely and utterly defeat the force of the Midianite men in order to keep weed-free what he has just cleaned in his hometown. When we have issues in our life that challenge God's rightful place of 1st in everything, God wants them gone, ALL THE WAY gone.

[miss peggy wilson]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

God had set a time,place and a way for for his assignmets to be carried out. He alone knows whats best for us, obedience and trust is the major factor in our relationship with God. Defeat and failure will certainly be visited upon us.

[JanMary]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor?

To allow them to continue on would give them the freedom to regroup and gain new allies to come back again to fight against Israel.

What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

Half solutions are not solutions...they're just postponements of the problem, and the danger is that it arises a second time, perhaps a bigger problem than originally.

[Seeking His Face]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

Because He must be rid of them. He must complete the task God gave him to do. If you don't eliminate the problem or enemy they will come back even stronger against you. Strongholds must be distroyed.

[hanks]

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12)

Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor?

Israel had suffered seven years under the tyranny of the Midianites, and Gideon was right in vigorously pursuing them into their own territory with the aim of capturing or killing their leaders. Only them would there be a chance of the Midianites being restrained permanently from further invasions.

What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

It is the same with us today. We cannot deal with our problems half-heartily or only half-way. To be guaranteed of success we have to persist in completely solving or eradicating any troubles we may have. We do this in love and prayer with the help of the Holy Spirit.

[Old Jerry]

Gideon must vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor because he has got to secure the area in order to make it save to live in. If he had left these 15,000 men alive they might have become brave enough to start robbing the local residents. That is the danger that we all face when we deal with problems only half-way. They will probably come back in bite you.

[DebLam3teach]

Gideon must conquer the remaining force of Midianties so that they do not return and invade the Israeli tribes again. If we only partially deal with problems, they will come back to haunt us at another time and in another form:  usually unexpectedly.

[haar]

Q3.  (Judges 8:10-12)

Q. Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor?

A. So as to ensure total victory that will stop the Midianites from attacking the Israelites.

Q. What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

A. The problems will reoccur/resurface in full force.

[Jesus Follower]

On 1/31/2003 at 10:09 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q3. (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

To make sure they are completely free. Left unfought they can return later to oppress the people or lead them astray.

The problem can recur later as bad or worse than before.

[Jonathan Edwards]

The Midianite army had to  be vanquished due to the fact the children of Israel had to reside in dens of the mountains and Gideon's brethren were slain.  Gideon had a role to be an avenger of blood.  Gideon had a deep conviction that his mission wouldn't be complete unless the Midianites were dealt with.    The Midianites were a serious snare.   A people of idol worship and cunningly would get Israelites to join them in their seemingly innocent social gatherings.   Preludes to immoral worship.

We have to have the mindset of Gideon.   He detested the immorality of the Midianites.   It is sad that he changed and lost that monotheistic zeal that permeated his life.   We have to stir up our spirits at times; having the zeal of St Paul who so occupied with the things of eternity.   We cannot have affinity  with the world, the flesh and the devil.   Cheap grace is not for us.   We mortifying our bodies.  We are not like the Ephramites who carelessly rested in open space and were ready targets for Gideon's haggard band.

[Krissi]

We have Midianites in our midst today. I'm not certain God is calling us to destroy them, but if and when He does, I hope we will share His hatred of immorality as did Gideon and completely devastate God's enemies.

[Irmela]

Q3.  (Judges 8:10-12)

Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor?

To complete what he had set out to do, to vanquish the Midianite marauders who kept plaguing them.  If he left them they  would just get others to join forces and in this way form a stronger foe than before.

What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

When leaving problems half-solved they are not solved at all.  In fact mostly they  become more difficult to deal with later. Just like sin, be it pride, or whatever, in ones life, deal with it when you recognize it and are prompted by the Holy Spirit to do so.  It just becomes harder to deal with the longer you wait.   Just as in the garden when dealing with weeds. It does not help chopping the top off and leaving the root behind. They will just grow again and be more difficult to pull out the next time you try.   regarding your health.  When fighting a disease you might be given some antibiotics.  Strict instructions FINISH THE COURSE.  The reason for that is, is because if you don't the disease in your body is not completely overpowered and can "mutate" and become stronger.  Next time the antibiotics are of no use.  

So if you do not deal with the problem completely and erase it, it will remain there as a problem and only get bigger.  

  

[ShariRose]

Q3.  (Judges 8:10-12) Why must Gideon vanquish the Midianite force of 15,000 men in Karkor? What danger do we face when we deal with problems only half-way?

Gideon must vanquish the Midianite force in order to secure the area.  Had they not done that, there might have been constant battles. I think of the Israelites leaving Egypt and finally settling in the promised land.  They didn't follow Gods' commands to completely conquering the area.  There is still conflict in that area. When we don't obey God completely, we open ourselves up to consequences... problems.