Read Judges 6.33-40
In 6.33-40: Assembling troops and seeking a sign.
In verses 34-35: The dynamic power of the spirit of the Lord inspires an unexpected act of leadership.
Beginning with his own clan, the Abiezrites, Gideon attracts his own tribe and three neighboring ones.
In verses 36-40: Gideon's repeated quest for certainty corresponds to his ambivalent character (6.15, 17, 27), but is not actually condemned by the narrative.
Assurance of victory was an important element in holy war tradition.
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