Nadene Goldfoot
Operation Gideon's Chariots started on Friday, when Donald Trump started back home from Qatar's capital, Abu Dhabi. Perhaps Jerad Kushner can explain this to Trump.
As part of the expanded Gaza offensive called Operation Gideon's Gideon’s Chariots, IDF Fighter jets carried out over 160 airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, targeting terror cells, anti-tank launch sites, tunnels, weapons depots, command centers, and buildings rigged with explosives. Ground troops also stepped up operations.
"IDF troops have begun extensive ground operations throughout northern and southern Gaza as part of Operation 'Gideon's Chariots,'" the IDF announced Sunday morning. The IDF statement said that "over 670 Hamas terror targets" were struck and "dozens of terrorists" were "eliminated." The statement added that IDF troops had "dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites above and below ground, and are currently being deployed in key positions within Gaza."
The pause in fighting on table (cease fires) would only enable Hamas to rest and receive new weaponry to use against Israel, something that has been repeated and repeated before this operation. Israel decided to end it once and all; wipe out Hamas so that both Palestinians and Jews could have a peaceful home life.
Why call it Gideon's Chariot? Who was Gideon? He was one of the judges back in the 12th century BCE -days before kings, and had worked at this for 40 years. Gideon was from the tribe of Manasseh and defeated the Midianites near En Harod using a group of picked volunteers. He watched volunteers as to how they drank from the water. Were they lapping it with their tongues or cupping it in their hands?
He was then offered the Kingship, but refused, out of loyalty to the principle that G-d is king of Israel. (Judg 6-8).
The story highlights the importance of faith and trust in God, even when facing overwhelming odds. Gideon's small army serves as a symbol of God's power and the ability to achieve great things with limited resources.
What were judges? Before settling in Canaan, elders of a community acted as judges. This started after Joshua died until the time of Eli and Samuel. (1220-1050 BCE.) 6 were important judges: Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephithah, and Samson. Note: One of the 6 was a woman; Deborah. An extremely ancient section of the book of Judges, a part of our Tanakh (Bible) is: THE SONG OF DEBORAH. (Chapt 5). Samuel is traditionally regarded as the book's author although critics place its date of composition later. . The important thing is: this reference is there!)
While Gideon didn't have a chariot as a personal form of transportation, his story is often associated with the "army of Gideon," a small group of 300 men he led to victory against a much larger Midianite army. The Lord called Gideon to lead the Israelites and deliver them from the oppression of the Midianites. Midians were a Beduin tribe related to Abraham (Gen.25-2) who traveled in caravans carrying incense. They went from Gilead toEgypt. Moses had fled from the Pharaoh to Midian and there married the daughter of Jethro who cooperated with Moab againstIsrael (Num.21:29). Hmmm, I thought so. Moses's wife that we are familiar with was In the Old Testament, Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro (or Reuel), a priest and prince of Midian. Zipporah is known for the story in Exodus where she circumcised their son, Gershom, to placate Moses. She is also the mother of Moses' other son, Eliezer. Later, both died from not following Moses' warning.
Reference:
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The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
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