KJV ORIGINAL
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, 'The LORD is with you, you mighty warrior.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's angel is encouraging Gideon by telling him that God is with him and calling him a mighty warrior, even though Gideon doesn't feel like one at the moment.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's oppression by the Midianites, who had been raiding and destroying their crops for seven years. Gideon was secretly threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianite raiders when the angel appeared to him. God was about to call this fearful farmer to become the deliverer of his people.
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