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Gideon's army
Contributed by
eric
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Tuesday, 13th May 2003 @ 05:35:00 PM in AEST
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There was a man of great valour called Gideon,
Who God thought could root out the Midian.
But Gideon was hiding in a wine vat threshing,
While the Lord considered His work of refreshing.
So the Lord decided to send an Angel bright,
And to honest gave poor Gideon quite a fright.
Who clearly said, “Hail thou man of great valour”.“Who me? said the startled man of great power.
I’m the very least of my family and of my kin,And I’d really rather not be risking my own skin.But God likes a challenge and knew Gideon’s heart,So nonetheless He decided to set Gideon apart.
Gideon wavered ‘cos he had friends cut off in their primes,But soon enough God had fleeced him a couple of times.
Bold Gideon made lunch of broth and scones proffering,
But the Angel with one bolt soon made burnt offering.
His army of thirty odd thousand was now on the brink,
God said: ”Send the fearful home and go for a drink”.Now there was much less risk of God’s glory being hindered,Because God had now reduced him to some three hundred.
Fully equipped with trumpet, pitcher and a light,
They were told to surround poor Midian at night.
And all this after he heard of a dream of a cheese,
Rolling down a hill; seen as Gideon, if you please.
As you all know if you’ve read this, His fine story,God fought his own battle and got all the glory.
So it’s always best not to fight in our own energies,Because God likes a really good laugh at His enemies.
Eric Mckenna
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eric
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Re: Gideon's army
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by Ilhar on
Tuesday, 13th May 2003 @ 05:50:05 PM AEST
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very good i enjoyed this very much
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Re: Gideon's army
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by eric on
Tuesday, 13th May 2003 @ 07:10:34 PM AEST
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| Thank you. I wrote my first poem in feb 2003 |
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Re: Gideon's army
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by Jilli_bean on
Wednesday, 14th May 2003 @ 04:46:47 PM AEST
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| Although I am not really fond of this topic...good job...some of the ryhming sounded like you had to think to much when you wrote it...but still it was good and the ending was very cute. |
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Re: Gideon's army
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by Good_King_Bragi on
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| This is indeed a refreshing retelling of the good old story of Jerub-Baal. Excellent write, monsignor! |
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Re: Gideon's army
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by poetrygodslove on
Wednesday, 24th September 2003 @ 05:10:45 PM AEST
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| I ENJOYED YOUR POEM, IM VERY MUCH A CHRISTIAN AND WILL BE POSTING POETRY AND SONGS THE GOOD LORD GAVE TO ME...I ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I CAN TELL YOU LOVE THE LORD BY WANTING TO WRITE A STORY FROM THE BIBLE..HE GAVE YOU A VERY SPECIAL GIFT TO TAKE FROM HIS WORD AND WRITE IT IN A VERY VERY SPECIAL WAY.THANKS FOR SHARING... |
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