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Judges 7:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that [are] with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

Judges 7:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 7:2

Theological / Devotional

Too many. Gideon had 32,000 men (v. 3), the Midianites, 135,000 (ch. 8:10). Gideon’s faith must have been severely tested when the Lord told him that those who were with him were too many.

By SdaBc