And Gideon said. — Notice in this verse the mixture of heroic faith and barbarous severity. It was this courage and faith ([Refere…

Some have said that this showed resentment and harshness, but when a man is at war, he is not in the habit of sprinkling his adversaries with rosew…

And Gideon said
In answer to the princes of Succoth:

therefore when the Lord has delivered Zebah …

Gideon's men were faint, yet pursuing; fatigued with what they had done, yet eager to do more against their enemies. It is often the true Christian…