Judges 8:1 'And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply."
Most of the fighting is over. It was the LORD who reduced the number to 300. Ephraim is offended because he was not in on the fight. Actually, he is the kind of soldier you'd want with you. Ready for a fight. It was not the LORD's plan though.
Gideon handles the situation like a real problem solver. He expressed to Ephraim that what he, Gideon, did was nothing compared to what Ephraim did.
v3 "God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that."
We know from the story that it was "The sword of the LORD and of Gideon" that routed the camp and set them on the run. Gideon's words to Ephraim served well to calm the man down. It was the sign of a leader to give credit to those under him.
Psalms 69:5 "O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my sins are not hid from thee."
keywords: Gideon, Ephraim, Judges, Old Testament, Bible Study, Midian, Milton Southerland
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