1) Humble Origin of Gideon, fourth of the Judges
2) The Character of Gideon
3) Kibud Av – Honoring One’s Father
4) Idol-worshipping in the Era of Gideon
5) Israel’s Moral Decline
6) The Potential for Internal Corruption at a Time of Tranquility
7) War Against the Midianites
8) Gideon’s Assets and Liabilities as a Judge
9) Deborah’s Victory Song
10) Antipathy of Christianity and Islam against Jews
11) Loss of Jews Through Oppression vs. Assimilation
12) Pinehas’s Mission to Spread God’s Word in the World
13) Gideon Challenges God’s Veracity
14) Transformation of Gideon from Wheat-Thresher to Political and Military Leader
15) Co-Existence of Belief in God and Idol-Worship in Ancient Israel
16) Burden of Gideon’s Judgeship
17) Gideon’s Quarrel with the Tribe of Ephraim