Gideon's People by Carolyn Meyer7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Reassured of victory, the Israelites surround the enemy. ![]() God, however, aware that the resolve of Gideon needs one final assurance of victory, tells him to visit, in secret, the enemy camp (verse 14). The small army of 300 is commanded to attack at night (verse 9). The Eternal, not wanting his people to believe their own strength freed them from their enemies, decides to whittle down the initial 32,000 men (Judges 7:2 - 3) who volunteered to fight the Midianites. Still lacking faith, however, he asks for and receives two miracles involving a fleece (Judges 8:36 - 40). Soon after being told what to do the Midianites gather in the valley of Jezreel (verse 33) with a combined strength of 135,000 fighting men (Judges 8:10).Īfter blowing a trumpet to sound the alarm of war, Gideon sends messengers to several tribes in order to summon an army. He is commissioned to free the Israelites from their oppressors. ![]() ![]() He then sends an angel of the Lord to a man named Gideon who, at the time of the visit, was threshing wheat near a winepress in order to avoid detection (verse 11). Their cry is heard and the Eternal sends a prophet to inform them why they were being oppressed (Judges 6:8 - 10). ![]()
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