6:14 Then the Lord himself32 turned to him and said, “You have the strength.33 Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites!34 Have I not sent you?”
sn Some interpreters equate the Lord and the messenger in this story, but they are more likely distinct. In vv. 22–23 the Lord and Gideon continue to carry on a conversation after the messenger has vanished (v. 21).