Spiritual
Warfare requires dependence on God and the use of spiritual weapons
The
Midianites had been raiding Israel at harvest time for 7 years. God's
chosen champion, Gideon, gathered an army of 32,000 but God only
needed a few good men.
The
first cut involved those who lacked courage, All who were afraid were
allowed to go home. Only 10,000 stayed. After a second cut, only 300
remained.
God
did not choose the best warriors for his dream team. They weren't
going to fight. God needed few courageous men who would follow His
instructions.
God
would use spiritual weapons in this battle. “For
though we live in the
world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight
with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have
divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every
pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we
take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2
Corinthians 10:3-5)
The
300 soldiers were divided into 3 groups and surrounded the Midianite
Camp. Each had a trumpet in one hand and a clay pitcher in the other.
Inside each pitcher was a torch. An army usually had one trumpet and
torch per 100 men.
While
the enemy slept, Israel shouted, “The sword of the Lord and
Gideon.” They blasted their trumpets, broke the pottery, and
surrounded the camp with flaming torches. The enemy thought they were
surrounded by 30,000 fighting men, panicked and fled.
Gideon
did not suffer any losses. God has our back. Jesus said, “ In this
world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the
world.” (John
16:33)
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