Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
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Interpretation
God provides that the praise of victory may be wholly to himself, by appointing only three hundred men to be employed. Activity and prudence go with dependence upon God for help in our lawful undertakings.
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This thought runs through Judges 7:1-5.
Glossary
- Harod Place
- Palpitation, a fountain near which Gideon and his army encamped on the morning of the day when they encountered and routed the Midianites (Judg. 7). It was south of the hill Moreh. Modern identification: Well of Harod.
- Midian Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Al Bad.
- Moreh Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Givat HaMoreh.