V.1-3 Many, who had no interest or courage before the battle, are now quick to complain to Gideon. Notice his humble reply. A believer needs to be prepared to face difficulties even from other believers.
V.4 But Gideon didn’t stop to complain. He and his little group kept on, faint, yet pursuing. May we believers keep on!
V.5-10 More complaints from his friends. What a terrible way for the people to act. But we’ll see the result later.
V.11-21 Gideon could have been satisfied to catch the two princes — but he wasn’t. So long as the two kings still lived, the enemy still existed. He pressed on. Some Christians say that believers who press on are fanatical. But we ask who are we pleasing? God or man?
V.22-35 What a warning to us here! Often after the Lord has helped us very remarkably to overcome some trial, we fall into some other trap set by Satan. Very few of us can stand success. Our enemy is very subtle. We can never let down our guards.
V.24 Satan was waiting to trip up Gideon. It seemed harmless for Gideon to ask for these!
V.27 But; see what happens to these things! All Israel would not follow Gideon when the Lord’s work was to be done, but they would when evil was! What a warning to us!
V.33-35 The story ends in sadness. How quickly they forget the Lord! After all the Lord has done for us, after all the joy we experienced when we first accepted Christ as Savior, how quickly we turn back to the poor world.