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    Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 men to fight the Midianite army of 135,000 soldiers. God told Gideon his army was too large, so he reduced it to 10,000 by sending home those who were afraid. Then God further reduced the army to 300 by having the men drink water in different ways. Though greatly outnumbered, Gideon and his 300 men attacked the Midianite camp at night by blowing horns and breaking jars, causing the enemy to panic and start killing each other. Gideon then pursued the remaining Midianites to complete the victory.

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    Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 men to fight the Midianite army of 135,000 soldiers. God told Gideon his army was too large, so he reduced it to 10,000 by sending home those who were afraid. Then God further reduced the army to 300 by having the men drink water in different ways. Though greatly outnumbered, Gideon and his 300 men attacked the Midianite camp at night by blowing horns and breaking jars, causing the enemy to panic and start killing each other. Gideon then pursued the remaining Midianites to complete the victory.

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    Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 men to fight the Midianite army of 135,000 soldiers. God told Gideon his army was too large, so he reduced it to 10,000 by sending home those who were afraid. Then God further reduced the army to 300 by having the men drink water in different ways. Though greatly outnumbered, Gideon and his 300 men attacked the Midianite camp at night by blowing horns and breaking jars, causing the enemy to panic and start killing each other. Gideon then pursued the remaining Midianites to complete the victory.

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    Gideon gathered an army of 32,000 men to fight the Midianite army of 135,000 soldiers. God told Gideon his army was too large, so he reduced it to 10,000 by sending home those who were afraid. Then God further reduced the army to 300 by having the men drink water in different ways. Though greatly outnumbered, Gideon and his 300 men attacked the Midianite camp at night by blowing horns and breaking jars, causing the enemy to panic and start killing each other. Gideon then pursued the remaining Midianites to complete the victory.

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    1 The Midianites and their

    allies had gathered an


    army of 135,000 to rob
    the Israelites of their
    crops and food. God has
    2 The enemy were
    camped in the valley of
    Jezreel near the hill of
    Moreh. Gideon had
    32,000 warriors from the
    nearby tribes of
    Manasseh, Asher,
    Zebulun, and Naphtali
    The Lord told Gideon,
    ‘You have too many
    warriors. If I let you
    defeat the Midianites the
    Israelites will boast they
    did it themselves. Send
    home all those who are
    timid or afraid.’ So
    22,000 of them went
    home, leaving only
    10,000 who were willing
    to fight. They were now
    outnumbered by over
    13:1.
    4 Then the Lord told
    Gideon, ‘There are still
    too many! Bring them
    down to the spring.’ At
    the spring, the Lord said,
    ‘Divide the men into two
    groups. In one put all
    those who cup water in
    their hands and lap it up
    with their tongues like
    dogs. In the other group
    put all those who kneel
    down and drink with
    their mouths in the
    stream.’ Only 300 of the
    men drank from their
    hands. God told Gideon
    to these 300 men would
    bring victory and the
    others should be sent
    home. They were now
    outnumbered 450:1.
    That night the Lord told
    Gideon, ‘If you are afraid
    to attack, go down to
    the camp with your
    servant Purah. Listen to
    what the Midianites are
    saying, and you will be
    greatly encouraged’
    Gideon and Purah crept
    up on the enemy just as
    a man was telling his
    companion about a
    dream. ‘In my dream a
    loaf of barley bread
    came tumbling down
    into the Midianite camp.
    It hit a tent, turned it
    over, and knocked it
    flat!’ His companion
    answered, ‘Your dream
    can only mean God has
    given Gideon victory
    over us.’ Gideon bowed
    and worshipped God
    then returned to his
    camp.
    ‘Get up! For the Lord has
    given you victory over
    the Midianite
    hordes!’ Gideon
    shouted. He divided the
    300 men into three
    groups and gave each
    man a ram’s horn and a
    clay jar with a torch in it.
    He instructed them that
    as soon they heard him
    blow his horn they
    should do the same and
    shout, ‘For the Lord and
    for Gideon!’
    8 Just after the
    Just after the changing
    of the guard at midnight,
    Gideon’s group of 100
    men reached the edge
    of the Midianite camp.
    Suddenly, they blew the
    rams’ horns and broke
    their clay jars. The other
    groups did the same.
    They held the blazing
    torches in their left
    hands, their horns in
    their right hands
    shouted, ‘A sword for
    the Lord and for
    Gideon!’
    Each man stood still and
    watched as the lord
    caused the Midianites to
    rush around in a panic.
    They began fighting
    among each other with
    their swords.
    Those who were not
    killed fled back to the
    river Jordan. Gideon sent
    for the warriors of
    Naphtali, Asher, and
    Manasseh, to chase
    them. He also sent
    messengers throughout
    the hill country of
    Ephraim to cut the
    enemy off at the shallow
    river crossings.

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