Gideon is another human being whom God chooses and empowers to serve his people. The engaging adventure features Gideon, who with his countrymen are suffering at the hands of the Midianites. "614Then the Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian; I hereby commission you.’15He responded, ‘But sir, how can I deliver Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.’ 16The Lord said to him, ‘But I will be with you..."
After various proofs, and a slimming down of Gideon's army so all will know that it is the Lord who prevails, Gideon leads his 300 troops against the Midianite camp: 7:20So the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars, holding in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow; and they cried, ‘A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!’ 21Every man stood in his place all around the camp, and all the men in camp ran; they cried out and fled."
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