Gideon #4: The Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ — Ed Miller

Well, good morning brothers. Let me share with you a principle of Bible study that is absolutely indispensable. And that is total reliance upon God's Holy Spirit. We did not come to this weekend to study judges.

Seeing Jesus in the Living Word

We came to see Jesus. Praise God for every part of His Word. But it's the Living Word that our hearts thirst for. And we long to see Him. When our brother Bill was sharing about the table, a passage came to my mind, a very precious passage.

It's sort of beautiful and yet it is a little bit sad. It's Genesis chapter 43. Remember how Joseph pictures our dear Lord Jesus. In so many ways, that's a message all its own. But how, like Jesus, he had a dream that someday he would be Lord of all.

And that everyone in his family, from the oldest to the youngest, would bow down and acknowledge his Lordship. But his own family had become strangers to him. He longed for Genesis chapter 45 and verse 3, for the day he could say, I am Joseph.

He wanted to reveal himself so much. And sometime he would go backstage and weep because they weren't ready. And in chapter 43, there's a story about a table. You were talking about the table. And I say it's a beautiful story, but it's a sad story.

And as they came closer and closer to the revelation of Christ, first he feeds them from a distance and he gives them a bag and they have to go and carry it home. But in chapter 43, they're getting close to the revelation.

They're not there yet. They're still strangers. He hasn't yet said, I'm Joseph. But they're in a big room and he sets a table. And this is the sad part. They're in the same room but they're at different tables.

That's the sad part. He longs to be at the same table. But the Bible says that he got up from his table and he kept going to their table and he kept serving them at their table. It's a glorious picture, really.

But then finally he said, I'm Joseph. And when he revealed himself, his whole family was brought to the table. The Lord is ministering Himself unto us. It would be a shame, brothers, to be in the same room but at a different table.

He's called us to the same table. And symbolically, after this is over, we're going to celebrate that at the table. But let's all be at the same table. Praise God, He still serves us no matter where our table is, but oh, if we could only be at the same table.

All of that to say, as we come to this table, he longs to say, I am Jesus. He longs to reveal himself. He wants to feed us. He wants to minister unto us. But it's in the revelation of himself. And only he can do that.

I've studied this. But you're not going to get a thing out of my study. Only as God gives it. So let's pray again. I know you've already applied the indispensable principle, but I'm a legalist when it comes to this.

And so let's do it again. Our Father, we thank you so much that your Holy Spirit, our resident Bible teacher, the one who lives inside of us and delights to unveil the Lord Jesus, we ask you again to shine upon us and open our eyes, open our mouths, open our ears.

Anoint, we pray, this precious Word. Minister unto us. You have promised to watch over your Word, to perform it. Now we ask you to do exactly that. We claim all the will of God for this session. Not most of the will of God.

Not pretty nearly all the will of God. But we claim all the will of God for this session. We can't ask for more than that. And we will not dare to ask for less. And so in the name of the Lord Jesus, unveil yourself.

Say, I am Jesus. We ask in Jesus' name. Amen. I think, brothers, that we've come pretty far in our little study to have a practical review. I think you know where we are and what we've done. Let me just pick up the biggest points just to carry the flow, and then we'll look again into God's precious Word.

Don't get disturbed if you don't see me open that Bible. Everything is dependent on this. But the older Lillian gets, the worse my eyes get. And so you see a lot of pages here, but I promise you there's not much on every page.

Just enough I can glance down and see. And it's big. And I've taken all the Bible verses and I've enlarged them. That's the only thing I know how to do on the computer. And I can cut and paste. And so I do.

I cut. And so all my Bible verses are here. It's from here. But don't think I'm just neglecting that book. Anyway, by way of review, you know this glorious story of Gideon and how God's people, because of their rebellion and their sin, they turned from the Lord and God in His grace unto them.

And God's people, as the story opens, were in bondage. The oppressor had driven them to live like animals in the holes of the earth, in the dens and in the caves, away from God's light and in the darkness, far beneath their inheritance.

This was not God's plan. And Gideon was burdened about that as he looked out and he saw the people of God living away from God's sunshine and in these dark caves. And so he struggled to help a wonderful heart, this man.

And he did what he knew to do. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to help. And so he figured out a way to salvage some of the harvest from the enemy. And he began to beat his wheat against a rock in the winepress.

God looked down from heaven and He saw that wonderful heart. And he bowed to heaven and he came down in the person of the angel of the Lord, Jesus Christ Himself, the second person of the blessed Trinity.

And he came down and he ministered to Gideon and he said, the Lord is with you. And immediately Gideon expressed his burden. I know the Lord's with me. I have provision. The people of God, they're living in the darkness and in the caves.

The Lord began to deal with Gideon and establish this wonderful truth that Gideon already knew, but needed to know by revelation. And that is, where the blessing is. And Gideon, if you're ever going to be a blessing, if you're ever going to allow the blesser to bless through you, it must be where the blessing is.

And it's in the presence of the Lord that there's fullness. Because of that ministry in his life, Gideon took his own ministry, his own desire and method of blessing, and he laid it on the rock before the angel of the Lord.

The Lord took the tip of his staff and consumed the ministry and in a puff of smoke and in ashes, stood there and gave him peace about what he had done. And he named that place Jehovah's. He had peace.

He didn't know what to do. And God began to draw him into His presence. And the deeper Gideon went into the presence of the Lord, the more God began to bless the people and to deal with the enemy. Just as he was brought into God's presence, he was taught in close connection with that revelation.

It's not by might, and it's not by power, but it's by my Spirit. He separated unto himself a band of 300 people, those who had volunteered to be the instruments of God's life and of God's blessing. Last evening, how in a dramatic way, armed with straighted, that his life must shine through 300 stood among the shards, sounding.

God began to do a wonderful work among the people and to the enemy. Now this morning, we come to the end of the Gideon story. And the question arises, where do we go from here? If you've seen the preeminence of Christ, He's a one and only.

And if God has dawned on you, it's not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit. And God has brought you to the place where as a volunteer to be His instrument, you have allowed Him to break you in such a way that His life is released.

And when it's released, you give Him the glory for it. That's what it was all about. God's brought you there. You say, where do we go from there? God said, Gideon, you must press again into My presence.

The Remnant Must Give God the Glory

Now I'm going to ask you to look please at chapter 7, verse 2 as a starting point. The Lord said to Gideon, the people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, My own power has delivered Me.

And so the reason, or one reason, that God reduced the number of volunteers to this handful is implied that when God does give the victory, they will not be boastful. They will say, to God be the glory.

It's the glory of the Lord who's done this. They're willing to be His channels. He chose a remnant that would give Him the glory. This is who they are. And they'll never be anybody else but who they are.

This is who the remnant are. They are those who have seen that Christ is a one and only. They are those who know it's not by might or by power, but by My Spirit. They are the volunteers who have been called and chosen to be instruments of God.

They are the ones who have allowed the Lord to break them in order that His life might be released. And they are those who give the glory to God. They're living unto His pleasure. That's who they are.

Now the remnant have to continue to be who they are. That's who they are. They can't back off from that. God has shown them that. And they must forever be who they are. We've been watching Gideon respond as God drew him into His presence.

It's almost as if God is over here. And Gideon's here. And God's saying, Come! Come into My presence. You want to bless them? Come! And so Gideon comes in and God shows that He is the preeminent One and has the high place.

And then God says, Come! Come! Closer! And Gideon comes again. And he sees that he must be broken and be made of nothing. And God must shine through him. And now what? And Gideon... It's almost as if he's waiting saying, Now what?

But God doesn't say, Come! God's over here. And he hears a voice behind him saying, This is the way. Walk in it. He says, Come! Come! And Gideon was so used to pressing into the presence of God in this direction.

It surprised him. And he turned around. And God was not there, but God was there. Where's there? If you'll know My glory, God says, if you're going to press in all the way, you must enter into My glory.

And My glory is where the people are. And God appeared suddenly among the people of God. And He called Gideon to turn around and press into the glory of God. But now, God was in His people. And He said, That's where the dew is.

You've got to be who you are. I pray that there's many remnant here. I pray you're all remnant. You've got to be who you are. It's a one-time event, but it's an everlasting principle. You're broken, and the life must come through you.

Now in order for God to send down His dew to bless the people, to answer the burden that was on Gideon's heart, He sends the remnant, who you are, to the people who they are. And there's a big difference between who the remnant is and who the people are.

And now He says, if you're going to really know My glory, and if you're really going to have your burden answered, you must now press into My presence in the people of God. Remember, brothers, who we are.

We are those who have seen the Lord, who have understood His preeminence, who have made Him a one and only, who know it by His Spirit, who have volunteered to be His instrument, who have been broken, from whose life the life of Christ is released, who say, to God be the glory.

It's His glory. That's who we are. God says, you go with who you are to who they are. Now if you'll look please at chapter 722 to 825, we have in the end of the story an illustration of the remnant returning to the people of God.

I'll just say in passing that there is a temptation for the remnant, when they become remnant, to pull away from the people of God. To isolate themselves from the people of God. The remnant is an enjoyable band.

Let's start a remnant assembly. Let's have just those who have seen these things in the remnant. Let's detach ourselves from the body. Live aloof. Isolated. Separated. Spiritual hotshot. So thrilling to have a remnant heart and to experience the benediction that comes from pressing into the presence of God.

It's almost like that story of the Mount of Transfiguration. Remember how glorious it was to be there? Let's build a couple of tabernacles. Are you familiar with Matthew 17, 15? That's the verse that follows the transfiguration.

The verse that follows said, Behold a lunatic. When they came back from the mountain, the first thing they met was a lunatic. They'd rather stay up there. I don't want to return to the lunatics. I want to just enjoy the glory of God.

But God calls us now. The Lord has made us something new. Gideon, don't forget those days when the enemy spoiled the people of God. Took their crops and took their animals. Drove God's beloved into the caves to live like animals.

Gideon, don't forget those days when you were beating wheat against a rock and when your heart burned in agony. But what about them? I've shown you a lot, but don't lose your burden. What about them? That's how it started.

And then God did such a wonderful thing, it can get all wrapped up in a wonderful thing. And forget where it all started. What about them? The body. His people. They're still out there. And they're still hurting.

And they're still oppressed. And they're still in darkness. And they're still in the caves. And so God says, now let's go back. You've got to be who you are and you've got to meet them as they are. The record as it's given in Judges divides the body of Christ into four representative groups.

Four groups that represent the whole body, but now the remnant must come in contact with these groups. How do you do that? How do you respond to these different groups? It might feel better to stay withdrawn, but God's victory is through the 300, not for the 300.

It's for them indeed, but it's also for the body. It's for the people of God. And so these representative groups are those now that God sends us. If we're going to bring down the dew of heaven, we must turn around and go where God is now.

And God is in the midst of the churches. That's where He is. And so now we must press into the Lord, into the glory of the Lord. That's where the glory is, where the people are. Let me give you an overview of the section and then we'll try to break it down.

The first group that the remnant must relate to is in chapter 7, 22 and 23. It's those volunteers that were sent away. They're called back. Same group. That's the first group. Second group, chapter 7, 24 -83, illustrated by the tribe of Ephraim.

Third group, chapter 8, verse 4 -17, illustrated by the borderline tribe of Gad. More especially, Succoth and Penuel on the eastern side of Jordan. And then finally, chapter 8, 18 -35. Everybody else.

The rest of the people. Now you may not agree with these divisions, but just for the sake of analysis and so you can humor me and follow our discussion this morning, let me suggest these titles. Group 1, the volunteers.

The legalist. The remnant has to come in contact with the legalist. Group 2, the tribe of Ephraim. The self-seeking. The remnant has to come in contact with the self-seeking. Group 3, the men of Gad.

The carnal. The fleshly. The remnant must come in contact with them. Group 4, everybody else. All of Israel. Whatever is left. We'll see as we get into that. See, the legalist is the one who tried to get it on his own.

And the self-seeking is the one who tried to get it for the wrong reason. And the carnal are those who don't want it. And everybody else is the big band that just doesn't seem to get it. At all. That's what we want to look at.

That's where the glory of God is. You can't avoid it. We read all these wonderful things about Christ's preeminent, and it's by His Spirit, and it's coming into Him, and it's being broken, and it's letting His light shine, and that's where the victory is.

And it is! But they don't all see it that way. And so what are you going to do? Go off in a monastery somewhere? God has called the remnant to bring the victory of the Lord to the people of the Lord. They're not going to the people.

They're going to the Lord of glory. They're pressing into Him. But that's where He is. That's where the rubber meets the road. May God help us as we look at that. Now, that's the burden on my heart. I want to show you how the remnant touches each of these groups and make a principle or two, observe a principle or two.

Spiritual Warfare and the Victory Belongs to God

But before I do, there's another item that I want to touch on. A wonderful truth that runs all through the story of Gideon. And it doesn't make sense unless you're remnant. But once you have understood by God these principles, it makes glorious sense.

The Gideon story not only reveals the secrets of how God brings His blessing to the entire body, the whole people of God, but it is a great section of Scripture on spiritual warfare. There's much about the enemy, much revealed about the enemy in this glorious story and what our attitude should be toward the enemy in the light of our revelation of Christ in addition to the foundational principle.

And you know the foundational principle. 2 Chronicles 20, verse 15, the battle is not yours, but God's. That's the foundation. Exodus 15, verse 3, the Lord is a warrior. The Lord is His name. See, that's foundation.

He's the one that does it. Psalm 27, some boast in horses and some boast in chariots, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God. In addition to that big truth that God's the one that does it and He's the one that fights and He's the warrior, He's the victor, the battle is His, it's the sword of the Lord, His right arm has gotten the victory.

In addition to that, there's another truth that's graphically illustrated in this record and it answers the question, if God has really taught us these things, how should we view the enemy? I'd like to suggest seven principles and I'm not going to spend time developing them.

I'll just mention them. And they're obvious. Seven times the enemy is mentioned in the Gideon story. Maybe eight. But I'm not dealing with what happens after in his family. There's another possibility there.

But these seven times, as Gideon goes deeper and deeper into the presence of the Lord and as God dawns more and more light upon him, here's how the enemy is revealed in the Gideon story. The first time we see the enemy is in chapter 6, verses 1 to 5.

I won't take time to read it because I think we have a pretty good idea. But let me just mention it. The enemy here is spoiling the pastor of God, the people of God, driving them into caves, stripping them of their inheritance, taking away their food and their livelihood, making them survivors instead of livers, and bringing them into the darkness.

That's the enemy before Jesus shows up in the story. The second picture of the enemy is in chapter 6, verse 31. Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Will you deliver him?

Whoever will plead for him shall be put to death by morning. If he's a god, let him contend for himself. The second picture of the enemy in the Gideon story is he can't defend himself. That's a glorious picture.

He can't defend himself. Glorious revelation. Only the remnant can see that. He's helpless to lift one finger in his own defense. It's sad. It's pitiful to see God's people cowering before an enemy, running and frightened, when if they would just put Christ on the high place, they would discover that he can't even defend himself.

That's God's picture of the enemy. The third picture of the enemy is the revelation that we looked at last night when Porah and Gideon went down into the camp and listened to the dream. It's in chapter 7, 13 and 14.

The enemy knows he's defeated. He's well aware of that. He's scared to death. It's a tragedy to see God's people so frightened and so limp before the enemy. They're the ones who are frightened if you have seen the Lord.

They know they're defeated. The fourth picture of the enemy is in Judges 7, 21 and 22. And we saw this last night. What a glorious picture this. As Christ is released from the life of those who are broken, the enemy self-destructs.

Isn't that a glorious picture of the enemy? Self-destructing. They're disintegrating when Christ is manifest in the light of Christ. Brothers, when you study Christian warfare, don't neglect these great truths.

Once Jesus shows up, the enemy is exposed. And he's nothing. He can't defend himself. He's scared to death. When Jesus shines, he self-destructs. Isn't that a glorious picture of the enemy? The fifth time we see him is in chapter 9, verse 22 to chapter 8, 17.

Now we haven't looked at these verses, but you'll see this is the enemy on the run. Now they're on the run. They're not chasing God's people as they started off chasing God's people. God's people are chasing them.

We read this thing, la, la, la, but it is a beautiful picture. The 300 are weary. They're exhausted yet pursuing. Remember that verse? Exhausted yet pursuing. They're not exhausted from losing. They're exhausted from winning.

And the enemy is the one that's on the run, not God's people. The gates of hell won't prevail against us. We're the aggressor. Those are the facts. The enemy. Once you see Christ, I'm not trying to tone down the reality of the enemy, but once you see Christ, you discover that the enemy is really helpless.

And the enemy is really frightened. And the enemy is confused. And the enemy is self-destructing. And the enemy is on the run. The sixth revelation of the enemy is illustrated by Ziba and Zalmuna. And that's the last of the Midianites.

Chapter 8, verse 20 to 22. In the record you read, at that point, a child could have killed him. But he was too afraid to do it. And so Gideon kills him and the war is over. This is the final victory.

The enemy in the hands of God's people. And God will bruise Satan shortly under your feet. And there's one final picture of the enemy. It's how it ends in chapter 8, verse 21 to 27. Remember how the story began?

The enemy was spoiling God's people. Here's how it ends. God's people are spoiling the enemy. They're taking the spoils of the enemy. Brothers, may God help us to be Christ-centered when we speak of this whole issue of spiritual warfare.

I think sometimes we exalt the enemy too much. The enemy is so proud, even if you say bad things against him, he's happy as long as you talk about him. When I was at Bible school, they said, for every 10 looks at Jesus, give one to the devil.

I give all 11 looks to Jesus. I think you ought to give all 11 looks to the Lord Jesus. Once you see the Lord, the enemy is done. He cannot defend himself. He's frightened. He self-destructs when Jesus shines.

He's on the run. He's in your hands. And God means for you to spoil His goods. Now, the story of Gideon gives us, I think, a healthy approach to Christian warfare. Now, let's get back to the burden that's on my heart.

The Remnant Serves the Whole Body of Christ

Victory through the remnant, but to the people of God. I know the Lord's with me, but what about them? Without any question, without any doubt, you know where the victory was won. You read the record as well as I read the record.

The victory was won through the remnant as they were broken vessels and the light was shining through them. But the Lord desires that all of His children share in that victory. It was won up there by the remnant, but God wants every one of His children to be involved in the victory.

And so the first group, the remnant encounters, are these volunteers. Chapters 6, 34 and 35, the first time Gideon blew the trumpet. We had these volunteers from Manasseh and Asher and Zebulon and Naphtali.

They volunteered, but they volunteered for the wrong reason. They volunteered to do the work, not let God do the work. They volunteered to fight the enemy, not let God fight the enemy. They volunteered to get in the arena and not just be an instrument through whom God could get in the arena.

They wanted hand-to-hand combat rather than letting the Lord do it. And so God separated the remnant from them. Those who were fearful had to leave and so on. And those who were just loyal soldiers and so on, they were separated.

They were separated, but only in terms of showing how the victories won. Now that it comes time to share the victory, God says, don't you separate from them. They seem to represent to Me the workers and the servants of the Lord, those who are more given to ministry than to the Lord, but their hearts are beautiful.

They want to labor. They're doing it for God. They're doing it for the Lord. And they were sent away. Sent away as to illustrating how it's won. But as soon as the victory was won, Gideon was to blow the trumpet and call the volunteers back.

I think that's such a glorious picture. The remnant working hand-in-hand with the legalists. Working together, fighting the same enemy, sharing the same victory. Chapter 7, verse 23, the men of Israel were summoned from Naphtali and Asher and all Manasseh.

It must have felt good to them to be sent away and then say, He wants me back. And to involve them. Their call back. God wants them to share in the victory. Chapter 7, verse 24, illustrated by the tribe of Ephraim.

Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim saying, Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth-be-arah and the Jordan. And so all the men of Ephraim were summoned.

And they took the waters as far as Beth-be-arah and Jordan. And they captured the two leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeb. And they killed Oreb at the Rock of Oreb. And they killed Zeb at the winepress of Zeb.

While they pursued Midian, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gideon from across the Jordan. Chapter 8, verse 1, the men of Ephraim said to him, What's this thing you've done to us? Not calling us when you went to fight against Midian.

And they contended with him vigorously. And he said, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of a beezer? God has given the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeb, into your hands.

What was I able to do in comparison with you? And their anger toward him was subsided. Who are these men of Ephraim? They're the ones that want the personal glory. They were offended. How come you didn't call us?

We are such good workers, and we're so gifted, and we could have done so much. We've been ignored. We've been neglected. We're jealous. In chapter 8, verse 1, they claimed that Gideon didn't call them.

I'm not dead sure about that. And the reason I say that is because there's a sequel to the story. I don't know if you're familiar with it. Japheth was another judge. And Ephraim had the same problem. Judges 12 will tell you the story.

They came to Japheth and they said, How come you didn't call us? Why don't you involve us? We've got something to offer. How come you didn't call us? And Japheth said, I did. And you didn't call. So I don't know if that's the same thing here.

Gideon was a lot more tender than Japheth was. You know, Japheth responded to that by slaying 42 ,000 of the Ephraimites. That's because Japheth was not the remnant. That's not how God deals. God looks at those who want glory and who want self-praise and all of that and who say, Why don't you include me?

God sends the remnant to them and says, Include them. Put your arm around them. I'll tell you, they're contentious. They're vigorous. But the remnant has a unifying influence in the body. It doesn't divide and it's not divisive.

It brings together. One evidence that Gideon's heart was set on the glory of God and the remnant is the way he dealt with those dear brothers of Ephraim. They wanted all the glory and all the praise. They didn't want to play ball, but they wanted to be in the team picture.

And they didn't want to get involved. And once the victory is done, then they say, You should have had us. You should have had us. You know, it's God's grace to want to include His whole body in the victory that He gives through the remnant.

You know what the Lord did? As the enemy's running, now I know that they're just running to get away, but God is guiding this thing and He controls it. And Oreb and Zeb, that means the raven and the wolf.

That's what the words mean. And the raven and the wolf were directed and they ran right into the arms of Ephraim. And so Ephraim just caught them. God included them in the victory. That's like capturing Ben Laden and Omar Watts' face.

They're going to get all the glory because they got the heroes and they got the leaders. And Gideon was completely willing to let them take the glory. He knew where the glory was. He knew how God had given the glory.

Even though the victory was won up there by 300 men who were willing to be broken and let Christ shine through them, they said, We want the glory. And he said, Look what God has done for you. He brings the Lord in.

Look at how God has given you the leaders. We just dealt with a bunch of book privates. You guys dealt with the leaders. You have the victory. A soft answer, brothers, does turn away wrath. It does unite the body of Christ.

You know, forever, Gideon that day threw away any possibility of taking glory for what happened. You know, I'm amazed as I read my Bible. I looked all over for the Gideon story. And I said, How come in the whole Bible you don't hear about, except in one passing reference Paul makes, you don't hear about the vessels broken and Christ shining.

What a victory that was! And almost we got to it. When you get to Hebrews, I just went, Oh no. I went to Hebrews, you know, by faith, by faith, by faith. Then it says, Time fails me to tell you about Gideon.

Great! Just when I needed my information. But do you realize that Gideon and the remnant, when those brothers, Ephraim, we want the glory for this. He said, Well, God has certainly given you a privilege.

Look what you have. You have the wolf and the raven. And forever in the record of the book, when that defeat is recorded, it goes back to then. For example, Isaiah 10, verse 26. Speaking of Assyria, God says, And the Lord will arouse a scourge against him.

Against Assyria. Like at the slaughter of Midian at the Rock of Oreb. And when He gives victory, when He talks about the downfall of Midian, He goes back to that. And Ephraim says, Look, you're always going to meet those brothers and sisters in the camp that just sort of want personal glory.

Tell them what God has done for them. Show them how gracious the Lord has been and how God has included them. Don't fight for the glory. It's His. It belongs unto the Lord. Gideon's heart was set on the glory of God, and he let someone else take the glory.

Does it bother you? Don't answer this. If someone else who hasn't seen what you have seen tries to take glory for what you know God has allowed you to do, oh brothers, we need to be who we are. We're the remnant.

But we need to put our arm around the legalists. And we need to put our arm around those who are seeking self-glory and include them in the great victory of the Lord. The third group in the body is probably the most difficult of all, illustrated by the tribe of Gad.

You remember the tribe of Gad. It was on the other side of the Jordan. These are the borderline Christians. These are those who didn't want to enter in. They're the fringe. They're the ones that were satisfied with a foretaste of all that God had promised.

These are the fleshly ones, motivated by sight. It was great grace for the Lord as the enemy was being chased. God said, I'm not going to just deal with you remnant. I want you to take the legalists with you.