Judges 7:18 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When I blow my trumpet, and everyone with me blows theirs, then you blow your trumpets too all around the enemy camp, and shout, 'The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon!'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Gideon is giving his small army of 300 men their battle plan - to surround the enemy camp with trumpets and shout God's name along with his own as their war cry.

📚 Historical Context

This takes place during Israel's oppression by the Midianites, when God chose Gideon to deliver his people. God had reduced Gideon's army from 32,000 to just 300 men to show that victory would come through divine power, not military might. The Midianite army was vast, like locusts in number, camped in the valley below.

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