Read Judges 7.1-14
In 7.1-14: preparing for battle.
In verse 2: In holy war, the Lord alone wins the victory.
In verse 3: Sending home the fearful accords with Deut 20.8.
In verses 4-6: The Hebrew text of the second test is perplexing, and the point of preferring those who lap over those who kneel (v. 5) is baffling.
Few Israelites lap water, so that only a fraction of the original ten thousand remain.
In verse 8: Those who stay take the provisions of those who are leaving.
In verse 10: That Gideon would still fear to attack after the Lord's word of assurance in v. 9 typifies his character.
In verses 13-14: Dreams were regarded as premonitions of the future.
The symbols are appropriate: a tent for Midianite nomads and barely bread for Israelite farmers.
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