The Earlier Judges
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The Israelites were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. Psalm 106:35. They intermarried with the Canaanites, and idolatry spread like a plague throughout the land. By their sins the Israelites were separated from God.
By the simplest means character is often tested. The Lord has no place in His work for the indolent and self-indulgent.
The three hundred men were divided into three companies. To every man were given a trumpet, and a torch concealed in an earthen pitcher. The men were stationed in such a manner as to approach the Midianite camp from different directions. In the dead of night, at a signal from Gideon's war horn, the three companies sounded their trumpets; then, breaking their pitchers and displaying the blazing torches, they rushed upon the enemy....Success does not depend upon numbers. God can deliver by few as well as by many. He is honored not so much by the great numbers as by the character of those who serve Him.