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Judges 7:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 7:16

Verse 16 of 25

Scripture focus

And he divided the three hundred men [into] three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

Judges 7:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 7:16

Theological / Devotional

Three companies. This division was to give an illusion of a large attacking force, so that when the Midianites would see the torches and hear the trumpets at different points around the camp, they would suppose that they were surrounded. The plan of attack was suggested by divine direction (PP 550).

A trumpet. Heb. shophar. The curved horn of a ram.

Pitchers. Cheap earthenware pots that the people of that time used for cooking and as containers.

Lamps. The word is generally used for lighted torches. When inserted within the earthenware pots, they would but smolder or burn dimly; when the pots were broken and the torches were waved in the air, they would flare with a sudden blaze. Simple, unpromising methods under the direction and blessing of God can accomplish more than the most elaborate systems men have ever devised. God is not dependent upon numbers.

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