1. Study 5 – “Gideon and the work of Christ’s Second Advent” Christ in the Judges

2. The Sword of Yahweh and of Gideon The hill of Moreh from Mt. Gilboa The Spring of Harod Hill of Moreh

3. Dew as a symbol Christ in the Judges

4.  During the first night of Gentile darkness – AD 30 – Christ was raised from the dead and granted eternal life. Sign of the fleece – 1 st night Dew Earthen vessel sephel Full of water Threshing floor Christ’s afflicted brethren From sacrificial death to a change of nature Christ in the Judges

5.  During the second night of Gentile darkness – Prefigures the resurrection of the dead. Sign of the fleece – 2 nd night Fleece dry Dew The dry fleece represents Christ as immortal mediator who will come to raise his brethren Christ in the Judges

6. The Sword of Yahweh and of Gideon The judgement of the household Midianites

7. Three classes at the Judgement Seat Christ in the Judges

8.  The fearful and faithless depart via Mt. Gilead!  Now only 10,000 remain – still “too many”! The judgement of the household 135,000 Midianites Gilead 22,000 Christ in the Judges

9. The selection of Gideon’s army Mt. Gilboa Hill of Moreh Camp of the Midianites Camp of Israel Well of Harod (trembling) Gideon (the judge) A test instituted by God! Christ in the Judges

10. Today! Gideon selects his men on the basis of God’s prescription The Spring of Harod Christ in the Judges

11. A handful of water 2 hands 1 hand Christ in the Judges

12. Lapping water with tongue Christ in the Judges

13. The principles of judgement  Hand to their mouth 1. Single hand – small reservoir. Requires continual dipping into source of water. 2.Hand (works) and mouth (profession of the heart) inseparably linked – way of life thus springs from intake of the word. Christ in the Judges

14. The principles of judgement Christ in the Judges

15. The basis of rejection Christ in the Judges

16.  Rapid and deep drinking 1.Acknowledged need of the word, but spasmodic and erratic intake. 2.Saw drinking water as an end in itself – it did not produce sensitivity to enemy. The basis of rejection Christ in the Judges

17. We can all read and think! Christ in the Judges

18. The Sword of Yahweh and of Gideon The dream of the barley cake “The Tent” Dan. 11:45 Gideon ( Christ ) “a round cake of barley bread”

19. The cake of barley bread – Type of Christ Christ in the Judges

20. “Thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.” “As I do, so shall ye do” Right hand (Divine power) Shophar trumpet Occurs 8 times = immortality

21. Shophar Christ in the Judges

22. “Thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.” “As I do, so shall ye do” Left hand (mortal weakness). Earthernware vessel (mortal body) Right hand (Divine power) Shophar trumpet Occurs 8 times = immortality Christ in the Judges

23. Gideon’s triumph - Type of Christ Christ in the Judges

24. Armageddon and beyond The 2 phases of Divine judgement Christ in the Judges

25. Gideon pursues the Midianites Rout in Jezreel The tribe of Ephraim defeat Oreb and Zeeb at the fords of Jordan Zebah and Zalmunna escape across Jordan Gideon and his men faint seek help from Succoth and Penuel Gideon returns after triumph to punish and purge the men of Succoth and Penuel Zebah and Zalmunna defeated at Nobah and Jogbehah

26. The pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna Christ in the Judges

28. Succoth and Penuel Christ in the Judges

29. The Second Exodus of Israel Christ in the Judges

30. The Second Exodus of Israel 40 years under Elijah’s leadership Bonds of the Covenant

31. Christ in the Judges

32. Messiah in the Judges Othniel Ehud Deborah & Barak Gideon Abimelech Jephthah Death of Christ Dark agesArmageddon Millennium The End The periods covered by the types in the book Christ in the Judges

33. Abimelech the imposter Christ in the Judges

34. Abimelech the son of Gideon as a type of the rise, history and destruction of the Papacy Christ in the Judges

35. Abimelech and the rise of the Papacy Christ in the Judges

36. Persecution of the Ecclesia Christ in the Judges

37. Two witnesses Christ in the Judges

38.  Strife between the men of Shechem and Abimelech began 3 years after he established his political power.  3 years (in Jewish terms) is 3 x 360 days = 1080 days (or years on a day for a year principle).  Between the decree of Phocas proclaiming the Pope’s political authority and the Revocation of the Edit of Nantes was 1077 years (608-1685).  After a violent struggle Abimelech finally slew all the men of Shechem – So in 1685 the witnesses were slain. The death of the Witnesses Christ in the Judges

39. The Sword of Yahweh and of Gideon The death of Abimelech

40. The Sword of Yahweh and of Gideon The end of the Papacy The Papal system is to be destroyed by Christ and his bride – the true ecclesia.

41. Study 6 – “Jephthah – The return of Israel’s rejected deliverer” Next Study – God willing Christ in the Judges