CHECK, IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE
Judges 7:9-11
On that same night the Lord said to him, “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand. But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant. Listen to what they shall say, and afterward your hands shall be strong and you shall then go down into the camp.” And he went down with Purah his servant to the edge of the camp of the fifty.
Encouraging Words
The story of Gideon continues as God tries to convince him that He will guide him and his army to victory over the Midianite oppressors. But once again, God does not do this as we, mankind, would expect. Gideon calls for volunteers to join his army and 32,000 men step up. But God says, "No! This is too many." They go through a process of elimination and end up with 300 men. However, the text says that the Midian army was as many as the sands of the sea. This is a large enemy. Why would God do this? He did this so that all of the credit would go to Him and not to any man or group of people. And of course, Gideon was still skeptical, so God told him to sneak down to the enemies camp and see for himself, why he had nothing to fear. The rest is... His story. Glory be to God!
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