Introduction

It was during the First Gulf War that the concept of precision bombing became very popular. And why not? It was a great way to convince ourselves (and the world, as it looked on) that we were only killing the “bad guys” and that very few innocent civilians were among the casualties in this war. And so throughout the day, television reports provided example after example of precision bombing, illustrating how each target was destroyed in such a way as to avoid collateral damage.

Amid the whirl of the Christmas rush, the shopping, the parades, the parties, and the last minute details, it is all too easy to lose sight of the central meaning and message of Christmas. Many traditional things have grown up around Christmas, which were originally designed to call attention to spiritual things, such as holly and mistletoe, candles and caroling, manger scenes and Christmas trees, and the exchanging of Christmas cards and gifts.

33 After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god. 34 The Israelites did not remain true to the Lord their God, who had delivered them from all the enemies who lived around them. 35 They did not treat the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) fairly in return for all the good he had done for Israel.

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23 Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.