Gideon is a champion of the underdog. He was a nobody, yet he was called to lead the nation of Israel against its mighty foe, the Midianites. He stood virtually alone against the worship of Baal, yet he successfully tore down the altar of Baal and replaced it with an altar unto the Lord which was necessary if Israel was to have victory over the oppressing Midianites. He was limited by God to but 300 men, yet with that 300 he put to rout 135,000 Midianites and gave Israel one of its most miraculous
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