Judg 7:9 | KingComments | STEP | When the preparations are over, the LORD tells Gideon to go to the camp to attack the enemy. Gideon gets the certainty of victory. God has already given him this certainty in Judges 6 ( ). God has also met Gideon’s doubt when he asks for the sign with the fleece ( ). When God commands to invade the enemy’s camp, He confirms, to exclude all doubt, His promise to give the enemy into Gideon’s power. Gideon has to deal with a defeated enemy. All he has to do is to appropriate the victory. Something similar has been said to Joshua ( ). God has given the Israelites the whole land. They only had to take possession of it. There too He says He would be with them.

‏ Judges 7:9

The Command

When the preparations are over, the LORD tells Gideon to go to the camp to attack the enemy. Gideon gets the certainty of victory. God has already given him this certainty in Judges 6 (Jdg 6:16). God has also met Gideon’s doubt when he asks for the sign with the fleece (Jdg 6:36-40).

When God commands to invade the enemy’s camp, He confirms, to exclude all doubt, His promise to give the enemy into Gideon’s power. Gideon has to deal with a defeated enemy. All he has to do is to appropriate the victory.

Something similar has been said to Joshua (Jos 1:1-9). God has given the Israelites the whole land. They only had to take possession of it. There too He says He would be with them.