KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
That same night, the LORD said to him, 'Get up and go down to attack their camp, because I have given you victory over them.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Gideon that the time has come to attack the enemy army because He has already guaranteed the victory.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Gideon's famous battle against the vast Midianite army that had been oppressing Israel for seven years. God had already reduced Gideon's army from 32,000 to just 300 men to demonstrate that victory would come through divine power, not human strength. The Midianites and their allies were camped in the valley below with an army so large it was described as being like locusts in number.
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