“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.”
The LORD said to Gideon, 'The troops with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand. Israel would only take the credit away from me, saying, "My own hand has delivered me." — The LORD's assessment that Gideon's assembled forces ('too many') would produce human pride rather than divine glorification indicates a theological principle: overwhelming numbers would tempt Israel to attribute victory to military superiority rather than to divine power. The concern 'Israel would only take the credit away from me' emphasizes that God requires sole attribution of victory.
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