Reference

Judges 6:11

Messenger Language Symbolic / Non-Fermented Wine

“And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.”

And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

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Messenger Language

Keyword Match

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Counter-Arguments

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Messenger Language

While the verse doesn't explicitly use words like "sent" or "commanded" *by God* in this specific sentence, the very phrase "angel of the Lord" inherently implies a messenger role, distinguishing this figure from God himself. The angel's subsequent actions and speech in the following verses (Judges 6:12-16) clearly demonstrate a delegated authority and a message being delivered, which is the core of "messenger language."

Symbolic / Non-Fermented Wine

The verse mentions a "winepress" as a location where Gideon was threshing wheat. It does not mention "wine" itself, nor does it use the winepress in a symbolic way related to wine. The presence of a winepress is purely contextual to the setting of the story, indicating a place where grapes would typically be processed, but here it's used for a different purpose (threshing wheat in secret). There is no symbolic or literal reference to wine, fermented or unfermented, in this verse.

Messenger Language

Related Verses

Judges 6:12

“And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.”

Judges 6:19

“And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.”

Judges 8:32

“And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.”

Judges 7:11

“And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.”

Judges 8:13

“And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,”

Thematic Connections

Messenger Language Symbolic / Non-Fermented Wine

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