Judges 6:1

“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.”

"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." - Judges 6:1
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What does Judges 6:1 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 6:1 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "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." This passage comes from the book of Judges, which is a historical account of the…

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The Consequences of Disobedience: Lessons from Israel's Cycle

As we delve into Judges 6:1, we are confronted with a stark and sobering truth: "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." This verse encapsulates the tumultuous cycle of sin, judgment, and…

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A Call for Redemption and Restoration

O Lord, our God, Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we come before You in humility and reverence, acknowledging Your supreme authority over all of creation. We lift our voices in prayer, inspired by the solemn words of Judges 6:1: "And the children of Israel did evil in the…

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Judges 6:1 - "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."
1 Corinthians 6:2 - "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?"
1 Corinthians 6:3 - "Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?"
1 Corinthians 6:4 - "If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church."
Judges 6:6 - "And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 8:6 - "¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD."
"Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?" - 1 Corinthians 6:2
1 Peter 4:6 - "For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."
1 Corinthians 6:5 - "I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?"
1 Chronicles 17:6 - "Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?"
Judges 3:6 - "And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods."
Luke 6:37 - "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"
Judges 6:36-40 – Gideon’s fleece test for dew.
Judges 6:7 - "¶ And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,"
Psalms 141:6 - "When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet."
2 Chronicles 19:6 - "And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment."
1 Samuel 7:6 - "And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh."
Judges 6:23 - "And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die."
Judges 6:40 - "And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground."
Judges 11:6 - "And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon."
Judges 17:6 - "In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Judges 6:34 - "But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him."
Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
Judges 4:4
Judges 2:31
"And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD." - Judges 6:6
Judges 6:24 - "Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites."
Judges 18:6 - "And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go."
Judges 5:6 - "In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways."