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Following the death of Joshua, the Israelites strayed from God, leading to hardship and subjugation. Gideon, initially fearful and doubtful, was given signs by God to confirm His presence and guidance. God reduced Gideon's army from 32,000 to a mere 300 men, emphasizing that victory would be solely by His power, not human strength. A overheard dream among Midianite soldiers, foretelling their defeat by Gideon, further bolstered his confidence. The narrative highlights themes of faith, obedience, divine intervention, and the ultimate power of God in overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. The story serves as a lesson about relying on God and trusting in His plan, even when circumstances appear bleak. The text is presented as a chapter from a children's Bible.","# 15 Gideon's Little Army\n\nWritten by Edward Hughes,www.bibleforchildren.org 15/60  \nAfter Joshua died,all thepeople of Israel disobeyedGod and left Him out of theirlives.God let the neighboringMidianites burn Israel'scrops and houses.  \nThe Israelites had to live incaves.  \nOne Israelite,Gideon,must havehad a secret place to grow wheat.He threshed the grain by a hiddenwinepress,under a large tree.  \nThe Midianites didn't knowthe place-but God did!Godsent an Angel with amessage for Gideon.  \nGod wanted Gideon to destroy his own father's image of afalse god and build an altar to the true God.ThoughGideon was afraid his countrymen would kill him,he didwhat God commanded.  \nGod also wanted Gideon to lead Israel's army against thewicked Midianites.But Gideon was afraid.He asked for aspecial sign that God was with him.Then he laid a fleecysheepskin on the ground.  \n\"If there is dew on thefleece only,and it is dryon all the ground,\"Gideon prayed,\"then Ishall know that You willsave Israel by my hand,as You have said.\"Inthe morning,theground was dry,butTHE FLEECE WASSOAKING WET!  \nGideon still doubted.Now hewanted God to send dew on theground but not on the fleece.Nextmorning -the ground was soggy,but THE FLEECE WAS DRY!  \n0  \n0  \n0  \nGideon started out with an army of 32,000.God cut it down toonly 300 men.God did not want Israel to say,\"My own handhas saved me.\"God alone was Israel's Saviour.  \nKnowing Gideon was still afraid,God let him secretlyoverhear one Midianite soldier tell another about astrange dream.In the dream,a loaf of bread tumbledagainst a Midianite tent and destroyed it.  \nThe other guardwas terrified.\"Thisis...the sword ofGideon...\",hecried.When Gideonheard the dreamand its meaning,heknew God was goingto give him thevictory.","cbCaioLP68KrAdZI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioLP68KrAdZI","pdf",1709301,1,21,"English","en",105,"# Gideon's Little Army\n## Disobedience and Oppression\n## Gideon's Calling and Signs\n## The Reduction of the Army\n## The Overheard Dream","[{\"question\":\"Why did the Israelites face hardship from the Midianites?\",\"answer\":\"The Israelites faced hardship because they disobeyed God and lived apart from Him after Joshua died. 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