Judges 8:2

“And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?”

"And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?" - Judges 8:2
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What does Judges 8:2 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 8:2 from the King James Version (KJV) states: "And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?" This verse is part of the Old Testament book of Judges, which…

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The Strength in the Gleaning: A Lesson from Gideon

The verse from Judges 8:2 reads: "And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?" This scripture captures a moment of humility and perspective, expressed by Gideon after his…

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A Prayer for Humility and Worth in God's Eyes

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I reflect deeply on the words recorded in Judges 8:2: "And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?" Oh Lord, what a profound…

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Judges 8:2 - "And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?"
Judges 2:8 - "And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old."
1 Samuel 8:2 - "Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba."
Judges 9:8-15
John 8:15 - "Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man."
"And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old." - Judges 2:8
Judges 12:8 - "¶ And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel."
Judges 8:17 - "And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city."
Judges 8:29 - "And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house."
Proverbs 8:16 - "By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth."
Judges 8:13 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,"
Judges 8:8 - "¶ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him."
"Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba." - 1 Samuel 8:2
2 Timothy 4:8 - "Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."
Judges 2:16 - "¶ Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them."
Judges 2:31
Psalms 7:8 - "The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me."
Gideon's ephod in Judges 8:29 and peoplw worshipping him
"¶ And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel." - Judges 12:8
Judges 18:8 - "And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?"
"Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man." - John 8:15
Judges 8:30 - "And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives."
Judges 5:8 - "They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?"
Judges 8:16 - "And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth."
Matthew 7:1-2 - "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Judges 8:31 - "And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech."
1 Samuel 8:1 - "And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel."
Judges 15:8 - "And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam."
Judges 8:32 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites."