Judges 6:11-24 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite… 1. That valour does not despise lowly but necessary occupations. 2. That valour is not incompatible with caution. 3. That valour may have its misgivings. 4. That valour may walk in the darkness of the Divine hidings. I. VALOUR IS A DIVINE GIFT. II. VALOUR IS DEVELOPED BY THE DIVINE PRESENCE. III. VALOUR IS MORE ENLARGED BY THE DIVINE VISION. IV. VALOUR FEELS A SUBLIME AWE. Fear God in order to be delivered from all false human fear. V. VALOUR IS PROMPT TO OBEY. Moral hindrances must be removed before material success can be secured. VI. VALOUR BRAVES THE CONSEQUENCES. Duty is ours, results are God's. (W. Burrows, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. |
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