Judges 8:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 8:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 8:28 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 8:28 — KJV
“Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.”
— Judges 8:28 (KJV)
Judges 8:28 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 8:28
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:28: before, children, israel
“And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. the plain: or, Abel”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:28: thus, subdued, before
“And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:28: thus, children, israel
“And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:28: children, israel, forty
“And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:28: midian, before, children
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