Gideon's life

By VLHS.2011

  • An angel visits Gideon

    Gideon was selected by God to be the leader for the Israelites in order to lead them out whorshipping idols.
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    Gideon's life

  • The lord give the Israelites to the Midianites

    For seven years the people of Israel were not controled by God, but by the Midianites.

  • Israelites complain

    The people start to complain to God about how the Midianites would steal from them so they started to get tired of it.
  • A angel comes to see Gideon

    A angel comes to see Gideon

    A Angel came Gideon out in a field threshing wheat. The Angel told Gideon that he will be the leader for the Israelites.

  • The Lord tells Gideon to demolish the alter of Baal.

    The Lord tells Gideon to grab one of his fathers bull that was seven years old. He was later instructed to build an alter for the Lord.
  • Gideon puts a cloak outside to see if dew forms on the top.

    Gideon puts a cloak outside to see if dew forms on the top.

    Gideon tests God by puting a cloak outside over night to see if dew forms on the top of the cloak.

  • Gideon only chooses 300 men for his army.

  • Gideon defeats the Midianites

    Gideon defeats the Midianites

    God tells Gideon that he only needs 300 men with horns and clay pots to defeat the Midianites and bed ruled by Gideon and the Lord.

  • Gideon sizes the water from the Jordan

    Gideon sizes the water from the Jordan so that the Midianites couldn't get water fro the livestock and the tribe.

  • Gideon destroys another city

    He tears down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of the town

  • Gideon's Ephod

    Gideon becomes high priest and wears a hat called a Ephod which signifided the position of the church that Gideon represented.

  • Gideon's Death

    Gideon dies a the around 80 years of age. After Gideon's death the Israelites go back to worshiping the god Baal.