Judg 6:14-15, 1Sa 10:27, 15:17, 18:18, 23, Hos 13:1, Luk 14:11, Eph 3:8 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord turned to him and said , Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian ; do not I send you?

Judges 6:14-15

14 And the Lord ^{▼▼Septuagint the angel of the Lord; also verse 16} turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; ^bdo not I send you?” 15 And he said to him, ^c“Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, ^dmy clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

1 Samuel 10:27

27 But some ^eworthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

1 Samuel 15:17

17 And Samuel said, ^f“Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

1 Samuel 18:18

18 And David said to Saul, ^g“Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father’s clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

1 Samuel 18:23

23 And Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, ^h“Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?”

Hosea 13:1

The Lord’s Relentless Judgment on Israel

1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
ⁱhe was exalted in Israel,
but he incurred guilt ^jthrough Baal and died.

Luke 14:11

11 For ^keveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Ephesians 3:8

8 To me, ^lthough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^mto preach to the Gentiles the ⁿunsearchable ^oriches of Christ,