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When the Spirit of the Lord came as we read in the preceding chapter Gideon did not waste time,"And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them(6:35)" . Against him were the host of Amalekites and of the Midianites 'and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude(7:12).
3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
4And theLordsaid unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee.
When God chooses a hero of faith He also takes care to build up his faith. There was a formidable opposition and God would yet limit the number who would fight alongside Gideon."And theLordsaid 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(v.2).
The Spirit uses exceptionally large numbers that ought to give us a clue about the nature of our struggle. The host of the enemy was 'like grasshoppers for multitude,'and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude'. 'For multitude' and 'as the sand by the seaside', and such like expressions are not hyperbole but to indicate there are bad actors,- spiritual wickedness arrayed against children of God."For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, "
When the Spirit of the Lord came as we read in the preceding chapter Gideon did not waste time,"And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them(6:35)" . Against him were the host of Amalekites and of the Midianites 'and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude(7:12).
3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
4And theLordsaid unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee.
When God chooses a hero of faith He also takes care to build up his faith. There was a formidable opposition and God would yet limit the number who would fight alongside Gideon."And theLordsaid 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(v.2).
The Spirit uses exceptionally large numbers that ought to give us a clue about the nature of our struggle. The host of the enemy was 'like grasshoppers for multitude,'and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude'. 'For multitude' and 'as the sand by the seaside', and such like expressions are not hyperbole but to indicate there are bad actors,- spiritual wickedness arrayed against children of God."For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, "
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