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Send us Fan MailThe Israelites were suffering under the oppression of the Midianites. God sent an angel to Gideon, who was threshing wheat in secret so the enemy couldn't steal it. Scripture tells us, “When the angel appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.'” Gideon responded, “If the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us?...The LORD has abandoned us”The angel persisted saying, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian's hand. Am I not sending you?”God made Gideon into a mighty warrior Support the show

Send us Fan MailJonah claimed to fear God verbally, yet he actually ran away from God's command to go to Nineveh. His flight was not driven by physical terror of a storm or the journey, but rather by his anger and dread that God would show mercy to his enemiesJonah did not fear physical danger or failure. Instead, he feared that Nineveh would repent and that God would forgive a ruthless enemy nation he wanted to see destroyed.Pride and Prejudice: He despised the Assyrians of Nineveh and felt bitter that God's compassion extended outside of Israel. Support the show

Send us Fan MailIsaiah 41:13For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.Support the show

Send us Fan MailIsaiah 43:1-3But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel:“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by your name;You are Mine.When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,Nor shall the flame scorch you.For I am the LORD your God,Support the show

Send us Fan MailDeuteronomy 3:22“You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.”Support the show

Send us Fan MailThen I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.'Deuteronomy 1:29-31Support the show