Weakness in strength

In Judges 7:2 we see one of God's reasons for severely reducing Gideon's numbers. It was to take away Isreal's ability to boast about their great victory over the Midianites.

With so few men, they MUST now recognize that any positive outcome in this battle would be down to God.

This was God attempting to save the Isrealites from their own pride.

However, they soon forgot all about the God who saved them, when in Judges 8:22 they would declare that Gideon had saved them in battle.

Pride has a short memory.

To the Midianites looking on at the 300 men left, they would have laughed and joked about how they'd be back in Midian in time for tea after demolishing this poor excuse for a nation.

But this 'poor excuse' for a nation had a secret weapon on their side . . . the God of the universe!

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