Any appreciation of Gideon must be appended with an appreciation of this servant. Without him, Gideon may never have braved the outskirts of the enemy s camp. He may never have heard a soldier s dream about a lone cake of barley bread tumbling into camp and flattening a tent. Gideon s life and Israel s may never have changed. Following this trip into the heart of the enemy, Gideon is a different man.
Every action thereafter seems as devoid of fear as it is full of faith.
His plan to rout the Midianites is inspired, his pursuit relentless, his judgment decisive, and his victory complete. The country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. My appreciation for Gideon stems from the fact that despite his self-image, fear, and uncertainty, God chose, used, and built him up to do a work for Him. It gives me hope. Russ Faubert writes online articles for friends, poetry for himself, and questions for Bible Quizzing from his home in Ottawa, Ontario.