Who believes in the word of God's promises?

Who believes in the word of God's promises?

 

 

God spoke to Gideon,

instructing him to lead the Israelites against the enemy camp of the Midianites,

saying, "I have given it into your hand."

However, even after receiving this promise from God,

it seems that Gideon was afraid to go down to the Midianite camp.

Perhaps the reason was that the Midianites, Amalekites,

and the people of the East were as numerous as locusts,

and their camels were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.

Ultimately, it seems that Gideon doubted God's promise,

possibly because he couldn't believe that with just 300 Israelite soldiers,

God would enable them to defeat such a large enemy army.

 

Interestingly, despite Gideon's doubt,

there was someone in the Midianite camp

who knew that God had given the entire camp into Gideon's hand

(Judg. 7:9-14).

Gideon doubted God's promise,

but this Midianite individual believed in it.