Judges 7 I love this chapter . Verse 2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

This chapter once again shows us this is not our battle God gives us many stories to take us to Ephesians 6.

5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
My grandson did this once in the dogs bowl when he was still crawling and learning. That is what comes to mind as God is thinning out who He wants with verse 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

He removed those with fear and He removed those that where trained , He took in the minds of children.

Fear is taught and when we have already been trained how things should be done , we can not be as trainable...His pattern of Who He chooses has not changed.
This chapter has many messages from dreams to strange behavior , God used people and things we would have never used, He amazes me. He shows us He knows how we even drink water .Luke 12:7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.



We either believe this or we do not . I just know earth is a battle field and anytime I try to face the enemy on my own, I lose...The Sword of Lord is used several times in this chapter , Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

Are we suited up ,are we trainable ???