Bible Encyclopedia: Prudence: Gideon

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A Battle Without a Sword
... Note that Gideon's visit to the Midianite camp was on 'the same night' on which ... and
these make men brave, and turn what would else be foolhardy into prudence. ...
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'Fit, Though Few'
... been ready to wish that he could sound out Gideon's proclamation, and ... Cowardice,
dressed up as cautious prudence, weakens the efficiency of every regiment in ...
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Works and Letters of St. Ambrose
... Chapter XIV. Prudence is combined with all the virtues, especially with contempt
of riches.� ... The choice of Gideon was a figure of our Lord's Incarnation, the. ...
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The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs
... The Midianite kings, awaiting death at the hand of Gideon, cite a popular proverb ...
to wise men and women, and examples are given of their prudence and insight ...
/.../the origin and permanent value of the old testament/x the hebrew sages and.htm

March 11. "But Ye are a Chosen Generation, a Peculiar People" (I. ...
... We see a fine type of this in the story of Gideon. ... an election out of the election,
and so a second test was applied, appealing to their prudence, caution and ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /march 11 but ye are.htm

The victory of Unarmed Faith
... prevailing faint-heartedness off us, and make us, like Gideon's fleece, impervious ...
the courage of faith, Saul embodies worldly wisdom and calculating prudence. ...
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Israel at the Red Sea
... take up in her hands in a single moment, and drink like Gideon's men, poor ... see which
is the most important, and if you think that prudence dictates attention ...
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Never! Never! Never! Never! Never!
... Scripture the examples of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, of Moses, of Gideon, of Barak ...
which shall seem fanatical to reason and absurd to men of prudence, for he ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/never never never never never.htm

Disestablishment
... appears to be considerably agitated on these subjects, prudence requires that ... Elisha
Phelps, Gideon Tomlinson, James Stevens, Orange Merwin, and Daniel Burrows ...
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The Pilgrim's Progress
... for the best improvement of time; and they appointed Piety, Prudence, and Charity ...
slew Sisera; the pitchers, trumpets, and lamps, too, with which Gideon put to ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the pilgrims progress.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Judges 8:1-3
And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Subtopics

Prudence

Prudence in Avoiding his Enemies

Prudence in Charging Those Who Were Healed not to "Advertise" his Miracles

Prudence in Circumcising Timothy

Prudence in Performing Temple Rites

Prudence in Turning the Jewish Sects Against Each Other

Prudence in Walking "No Longer Openly"

Prudence of the Wicked: Defeated by God

Prudence of the Wicked: Denounced by God

Prudence of the Wicked: Fails in Times of Perplexity

Prudence of the Wicked: Keeps Them from the Knowledge of the Gospel