士师记第三课：第四位伟大的士师——基甸：士师记第六章至第八章
一。士师记6章：以色列人与米甸人：
1-10节：请述说米甸人怎么样对待以色列人。
7-10节：无名的先知向以色列人说了些什么？
11-24节：神的使者如何称呼基甸？“大能的___ ___啊，耶和华与你___ ___！” 基甸回答说：“主啊，耶和华若与我们同在，我们何至___ ___这一切事呢？”使者给基甸什么任务和责任？耶和华给基甸什么诺言？“我与你___ ___，你就必击打米甸人，如击打___ ___一样”。基甸表示不信神，说：“求你给我一个___ ___”。结果如何？
注意：向基甸显现的那位到底是谁？在第11节，使者是“耶和华的使者”，但在第16节他是“耶和华”；在第18节他被称为“主”，但在第20节他是“神的使者”。这四个称呼肯定指着同一位；那位就是天上的天父。换句话说，好像天上的神（耶和华）向基甸显现。
25-32节：当那夜，耶和华吩咐基甸要做什么？基甸作了没？城里的人反应如何？
33-40节：约阿施说了一句智慧话，他说，如果巴力是神，让巴力自己为自己___ ___。
当基甸召集人们和他一块去作战后，基甸向神求一个征兆，是什么？基甸的要求表示他对耶和华神的信心是怎么样的（完全不完全？成熟不成熟？）？第二个征兆是什么？
今天，基督徒应该向神祷告，但是应不应该向神要求征兆？（请参看马太福音4:5-7; 12:38-42; 哥林多后书5:7。参看玛拉基书3:10。）
二。士师记7章：基甸打败米甸人：
1-8节：请详细的述说基甸怎么样把人数减少到三百位。神为什么要基甸减少人数？神要基甸知道使得他打胜站的是谁的能力和权威，而不是基甸___己。
8-15节：耶和华知道基甸还是很害怕，所以神让基甸听到什么话使得他刚强起来？“基甸听见这梦和梦的讲解，就___ ___神”。此句话让我们得知基甸对神的信心越来越怎么样？
15-25节：请说明基甸既简单又有智慧的“兵法”；基甸的三百“土兵”怎么样打了胜战？
三。士师记8章：基甸：好与怀：
第八章让我们看到基甸的智慧、他的领导能力及他的弱点。从中我们得知有智慧的人不一定让他的智慧影响他的一生。
1-3节：（请先参看第七章24-25节。）以法莲人生气什么？基甸说了什么智慧话使得他们镇静下来？我为什么说这是智慧话？（参看箴言15:1）
4-21节：在这段记载，我们看得出以色列人（以色列的众支派）并不团结，众人不都把基甸认为领袖。请述说，当基甸和他的三百位都困乏无力时，疏割人的首领并毗努伊勒人怎么样对待他们？悲惨的结局如何？请背诵第21节的一句名话：“___如何，___ ___也是如何”，但，必要注意上下文。
四。士师记8;22-27：基甸制造了一个以弗得：
22-23节：基甸是以色列的士师和领袖，但是他没有任何计划建立一个王国，让众人立他为王。基甸的这个想法是否按照神的旨意？基甸深知以色列的“王”是谁？
24-26节：基甸求他们什么事？虽然基甸如此做不算“罪”，但是这件事情的含义也许是（对他的未来而言）基甸不完全相信、依赖、信靠耶和华。基甸用此耳环等制造了什么东西？以弗得本来是给谁穿？是用来做什么？（参看出埃及记28:6-30; 39:1-26; 利未记8:7。）我们不知道基甸是否想要穿上以弗得，在神的面前当祭司，但是他没有资格这样做；如果他如此做，的确是个罪。
27节：不可思议！“基甸以此制造了一个以弗得，设立在本城俄弗拉。後来以色列人___那以弗得行了邪淫；这就作了基甸和他全家的网罗”。可惜！基甸年老时，让十九公斤的金子作为他的绊脚石。但是，《圣经》新约肯定基甸的信心和行为（希伯来书11:32）。
28-35节：“基甸还在的日子，国中太平___年”。以色列人不向耶和华感恩，不向基甸致谢。这一代的以色列人和他们的祖先没有两样。“基甸死後，以色列人又去随从诸___ ___行___ ___，以巴力比利土为他们的神。以色列人不记念耶和华他们的神，就是拯救他们脱离四围仇敌之手的，也不照著…基甸向他们所施的恩惠厚待他的家”。
请写出您从基甸的故事学习到什么。
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Judges/03: Gideon
Judges chapters 6-8
The fourth great judge: Gideon:
1. Judges 6: ISRAELITES AND MIDIANITES:
Vs. 1-10: Tell how the Midianites treated the Israelites.
Vs. 7-10: What did the unnamed prophet say to Israel?
Vs. 11-24: How did God’s messenger refer to Gideon? “The LORD is with you, m___ w___.” Gideon replied, “”But sir, if the LORD is with us, why has all this h___ to us?” What mission and responsibility did the messenger give Gideon? What promise did the LORD make to Gideon? “I will be w___ you, and you will strike down all the Midianites t___” Gideon expressed doubt in God and said, “Give me a s___.” Then what happened? Note: Who appeared to Gideon? In v. 11, the messenger is called an “angel of the LORD,” but in v. 16 he is “the LORD”; in v. 18 he is called “LORD” [different word in Chinese], and in v. 20 he is termed “the angel of God.” These four different terms certainly all refer to the same Being; that Being is the God of heaven. In other words, it seems that the God of heaven (Jehovah) appeared to Gideon.
Vs. 25-32: That night, what did God tell Gideon to do? Did he do it? What was the reaction of the townsmen?
Vs.33-40: Gideon made a wise statement when he said that if Baal is a god, let Baal himself c___ for himself. After Gideon mustered the men to go to war, Gideon asked God for a sign; what was it? Gideon’s request indicated that his faith in God was ___. What was the second sign? Today, Christians should pray to God but should we ask for signs? (See Matthew 4:5-7; 12:38-42; 2 Corinthians 5:7. See also Malachi 3:10.)
2. Judges 7: GIDEON DEFEATS MIDIAN:
Vs. 1-8: Tell in detail how Gideon reduced the number of men to 300. Why did God want Gideon to reduce the number of men? God wanted Gideon to understand that it was G___ who enabled him to defeat the Midianites and not Gideon h___.
Vs. 8-15: God knew that Gideon was still afraid, so God allowed Gideon to gain courage by hearing what said? “When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he w___ God.” From this sentence we know that Gideon’s faith is getting s___.
Vs. 15-25: Explain Gideon’s simple yet wise battle strategy; how did these 300 untrained men win this battle?
3. Judges 8: GIDEON: GOOD AND BAD:
In ch. eight we see Gideon’s wisdom, and leadership ability, but also his weakness. From this chapter we learn that a wise person does not always allow his wisdom to influence him his entire life.
Vs. 1-3: (Please read ch. 7, vs. 24-25.) What were Ephraimites angry about? What wise answer did Gideon give them that calmed them down? Why do I say that his reply was wise? (See Proverbs 15:1.)
Vs. 4-21: In this section we see that the Israelites ( the tribes) were not united and that not all of the people accepted Gideon as their leader. Describe how the officials of Succoth and Peniel treated Gideon and his 300 men when they were tired and weak. What was the tragic outcome? Memorize the famous statement in v. 21 but note the context in which it is said: “As is the man, so is his strength.”
4. Vs. 22-27: GIDEON MAKES AN EPHOD:
Vs. 22-23: Gideon is Israel’s judge and leader but he had no plan to establish a kingship and allow the people to crown him king. Was Gideon’s way of thinking in keeping with God’s will? Gideon knew well that the “King” of Israel was whom?
Vs. 24-26: For what did Gideon ask? Even though what Gideon did was not a “sin,” however perhaps this action indicated that (regarding his future) Gideon did not completely believe, trust in and rely on Jehovah God. Gideon used the earrings etc to make a (what)? Originally the ephod was to be worn by whom and for what purpose? (See Exodus 28:6-30; 39:1-26; Leviticus 8:7.) We do not know whether Gideon intended to wear the ephod and serve as a priest or not; but if he did, it certainly was a sin.
Vs. 27 is beyond comprehension! “Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by w___ it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.” It is unfortunate that in his old age, Gideon allowed nineteen kilograms of gold to become his stumbling stone. The New Testament affirms Gideon as a man of faith and faithfulness however (Hebrews 11:32).
Vs. 28-35: “During Gideon’s lifetime, the land enjoyed peace f___ years” The Israelites thanked neither God nor Gideon; this generation of Israelites was no different from their ancestors. “No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again p___ themselves to the B___. They set up Baal-Berith as their god and did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. They also failed to show kindness to the family of… Gideon for all the good things he had done for them.” Write some things you have learned from the story of Gideon.
圣经问答
士师记第三课：基甸士师：士师记第六章至第八章
Bible Study Questions: Judges/03: Gideon
Judges 6-8
作者：谢德华 ©By Edward Short
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