Gideon

Judges 6:11-
"Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press
in order to save it from the Midianites."

Was this the reason the Lord
chose Gideon and called him,
"O, Valiant Warrior?"

He did not sit in his tent,
and whimper and starve because
the Midianites made raids and
stole everything.
He found a way to outwit them
and was busy working
and doing what he could to provide food.
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The foolish Israelites.
They cried to God because of oppression
but they still kept their idols
and were so furious at Gideon
for tearing them down
that they wanted to kill him.
Even so, God was gracious enough
to hear and answer their cry.
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Judges 7-God made no mistake in the men
that he chose to go with Gideon
for they were each willing to be one of a
mere 300 to do battle with the hosts of Midian.

God knew the name of Gideon's servant-v.10~
"But if you are afraid to go down,
go with Purah your servant down to the camp."

I like that and I'm sure Purah did too.
All are known to Him-
the leader and the servant.
Purah must have been a man of courage.
God knew that also.
This should not be surprising.
Look how He cared for Hagar the slave.