Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’Yahweh said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel brag against me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
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… I want us to focus in on verses 2 and 3. Judges 7, verses 2 and 3. Old Testament book, Judges. once you found it once you say I got it if you can't find it say hold up preacher amen judges seven for your convenience we have made the text available for you on our screen judges seven verse two and three let's read together the Lord said to Gideon Amen. Let's read verse number three again, please. now announced to the army. Amen. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. the Lord said to Gideon, you have too many men. I can't deliver into their hands or Israel will boast against me. I think they did it on their own strength. Now announced to the army, anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead. So 22,000 men left while 10,000 remained. I want to preach with a declaration today using as a subject, I renounce. I renounce. I recently heard an interview with a revered journalist by the name of Charles Glass, whose expertise centers around World War II. …
… something so that he could obey God in this new way. I'm going to just skip the rest of that. You got to read it on your own time, but I want you to go to judges chapter seven, verse two. okay so Gideon got his confidence up now yes G GD on hey what's going on everybody all right y'all he puts out a trumpet call and all of these people start coming because they're about to now you know when somebody gets hype and they're like we can do this we can make this happen and I'm like y'all ready yeah y'all ready yeah and and and they're getting their confidence up and look what God says to Gideon. The Lord said to Gideon, you have too many warriors with you. Now, what? Hold on. We don't got enough time out. God, hold on. Y'all just stay right there. Keep doing what you say. I gotta go talk to God. God, you know their army's still way bigger than ours. …
… God said to Gideon, I want you to choose brave men. Listen to Judges 7, verses 2 and 3. The Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, mine own hand hath saved me. Now therefore go and proclaim in the ears of the people saying, listen to this now, whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from Mount Gilead. And they returned to the people 20 and 2,000. Gideon had this great army. And God says, Gideon, you've got too many people. Gideon had 32,000. And God said, tell anybody who's afraid, they may go home. There was a stampede, and Gideon dusted himself off. and a great host of them went home and turned their back on the battle and on God. You see, God said, I don't have to have a great multitude to win this battle, and we need to understand that. …