Judg 6:15, 1Sa 9:21, 10:22, Hos 13:1, Mat 18:4 | ESV | STEP | And he said to him, Please , Lord , how can I save Israel ? Behold , my clan is the weakest in Manasseh , and I am the least in my father’s house .

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Judges 6:15

15 And he said to him, ^a“Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, ^bmy clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

1 Samuel 9:21

21 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, ^cfrom the least of the tribes of Israel? ^dAnd is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”

1 Samuel 10:22

22 ^eSo they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

Hosea 13:1

The Lord’s Relentless Judgment on Israel

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

Matthew 18:4

4 ^hWhoever humbles himself like this child is the ⁱgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.