Gideon Tested and Ready for Battle

In Judges 7:25-32, we learn of the next important stage of the history of Gideon as the God appointed deliverer of His people. Immediately, one naturally wonders whether Gideon was ready for his work as deliverer. Would Gideon, as so many did in that time, do what was right in his own eyes, or would he serve Jehovah faithfully? To reveal the spiritual readiness of Gideon’s heart, Jehovah commands Gideon to endure a spiritual test in the very night in which he was commissioned. Would Gideon pass...