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So he brought down the people to the water: and Yahweh said to Gideon, Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him shall you set by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.
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God Gets the Glory
The primary reason for this unusual test was to shrink the army so dramatically that the victory could only be attributed to God. Commentators, especially Matthew Henry, explain that God acts to prevent human pride and ensure He receives all the glory, setting aside instruments that might boast in their own strength.
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19th Century
Anglican
Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue. —Josephus (Antt. v. 6, § 4) says that Gideon led them down …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So he brought them down to the water ] His whole army of 10,000 men:
and the Lord said to Gideon, ever…
Presbyterian
God provides that the praise of victory may be entirely His, by appointing only three hundred men to be employed. Activity and prudence accompany d…
