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He said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn`t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
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A Soft Answer's Power
Commentators unanimously praise Gideon's response to the angry Ephraimites as a masterful act of diplomacy. Rather than escalating the conflict, he used a "soft answer" to soothe their wounded pride. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes note this shows his wisdom and self-control, preventing a disastrous civil war at a critical moment in the campaign against Midian.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A civil war with the great tribe of Ephraim would soon have turned Israel’s victory into mourning. Gideon therefore soothes their wounded pride by …
19th Century
Anglican
What have I done now in comparison of you? —Since Gideon was by no means a man of a very easily calmed and peaceful dispo…
Baptist
Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto them In a very mild and gentle manner, giving soft words, which turn away wrath:
Those who will not attempt or venture anything in the cause of God, will be the most ready to censure and quarrel with those who are of a more zeal…
