Judges 6:1

In the Old Testament book of Judges chapter 6 verse 1 it tells that the Israelites did evil in site of the Lord. So the Lord gave them into the hand of the Midianites for 7 years. [What was the evil they did I wondered, I read on.] The Lord sent a prophet to remind them what God had done for them, He had brought them out of bondage in Egypt and oppression and gave them the land. Then the prophet also reminded them that God said, “do not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now dwell” but they had not obeyed. [Ah, there it is! FEAR! God said do not fear their gods but they did. They were living in caves and mountains in fear. Key: fear makes God angry and brings judgment. I read on.] When Israel sowed their seed the Midianites destroyed it. So the Israelites became impoverished and cried to God. [Key: fear can cause you to loose your seed, you’re blessing.] But God heard them and sent an angel to speak to Gideon and called Gideon a mighty man of fearless courage saying he would save Israel from the hand of Midian. Gideon asked, “How can I do this, my clan is the poorest and I am the least in my father’s house.” [Funny how God chooses the “unlikely” to get a job done.] Then God, as awesome as only He is, instructed Gideon on how to fight and win with just 300 men against the Midianites and the Amalekites and all their sons whose camels were without number, as the sand on the seashore. [Here’s the awesome part.] They won by blowing trumpets! [One more Key from this: music/instruments have power. Careful what you listen too.]