He Worshiped

The Scripture is so succinct in explaining Gideon's reaction to hearing the Midianite warrior interpret the dream of his friend. Gideon realizes that God has given the man a dream and that the dream will come true; through him. One would expect this verse to say, "As soon as Gideon heard he ran back to prepare the men for attack." Instead, as soon as Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation he worshiped. Pretty cool. He praised God for revealing what he was going to do THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE, and he worshiped. Our inclination when we receive a blessing from God is to run off with the blessing. The lesson for us here is to worship BEFORE we take advantage of the blessing.

The Timidity of Gideon

Thinking about Judges 6.27 and how much like Gideon I am. God told him to tear down the monuments to Baal. Gideon obeyed. However, he tore down the monuments and built an altar to God at night because he was afraid of his father and the men of the city. I take from this that it is good to obey God even when we struggle with out own timidity and fear. Down the line, Gideon became a mighty warrior for God, here he is an exercise in timid obedience.