FOR WRITERS

FOR READERS

FOR PUBLISHERS




FREE CHRISTIAN REPRINT ARTICLES

Christian Articles for All of your Publishing Needs!

LIKE US
Translate this Page Here

FOR WRITERS

FOR READERS

FOR PUBLISHERS




Word Count: 287

Send Article To Friend Print/Use Article

Contact Ken Barnes


Gideon's Ephod

by Ken Barnes  
5/09/2016 / Christian Living


Gideon made it into an ephod, and placed it in his city, Ophrah, and all Israel played the harlot with it there, so that it became a snare to Gideon and his household. (Judges 8: 27 NASB).

Gideon was a good man, but good men sometimes do foolish things. It is never right to do evil things with good intentions.

Gideon had requested gold earrings from the plunder from his victory over Midian with which he made a household idol. Commentators have suggested that he either wanted to make the ephod to memorialize his great victory or use it to seek future guidance from the Lord. The ends never justify the means. The strategy of our enemy has always been to mix good and evil. If the enemy cannot get us to forsake God directly he leads us to compromise our faith. In the end, this replaces the true God with a false one.

When God enacts a great victory for us there is the tendency to try to keep it alive by human means. What God does in the Spirit we think we can perpetuate by human methods. When the memories of victory start to wane we can substitute things we can touch and feel. Remembrances are not always wrong, but we can start to worship the victories of God rather than the God of the victory. This leads us to living in the past rather than looking to the future.

Gideon's error may not have been in just what he worshiped, but where. His shrine was in his home in Ophrah and not in Shiloh where they were directed to worship. If we shun corporate worship it can lead to apostasy and false religion.
.

I worked for seventeen years as a missionary with Youth With A Mission. My missionary work has taken me to Mexico, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Spain, and Ukraine. I hold a Masters of Education in curriculum and instruction from Virginia Commonwealth University. [email protected]

Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com-CHRISTIAN WRITERS

If you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? You can be! Click here and TRUST JESUS NOW

Read more articles by Ken Barnes

Like reading Christian Articles? Check out some more options. Read articles in Main Site Articles, Most Read Articles or our highly acclaimed Challenge Articles. Read Great New Release Christian Books for FREE in our Free Reads for Reviews Program. Or enter a keyword for a topic in the search box to search our articles.

User Comments

Enter comments below. Due to spam, all hyperlinks posted in the comments are now immediately disabled by our system.

Please type the following word below:


Not readable? Change text.



The opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.

Hire a Christian Writer, Christian Writer Wanted, Christian Writer Needed, Christian Content Needed, Find a Christian Editor, Hire a Christian Editor, Christian Editor, Find a Christian Writer


Main FaithWriters Site | Acceptable Use Policy

By using this site you agree to our Acceptable Use Policy .

© FaithWriters.com. All rights reserved.