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Judges 7:15
When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Gideon addresses the Israelite camp immediately after an enemy soldier recounts a dream and its meaning. He commands the troops to rise, declaring that Yahweh has handed the Midianite camp into their hands.
The words — The Hebrew verb שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) appears as כִּשְׁמֹעַ (kishmoaʿ), literally "when he heard," carrying the sense of attentive perception. The noun מִסְפַּר (mispar) denotes a "recounting" or "account," specifically the dream's narrative structure.
The thread — Gideon's worshipful response mirrors Genesis 24:48, where bowing follows recognition of divine guidance. The subsequent dismantling of enemy strength anticipates the spiritual warfare described in 2 Corinthians 10:4.
Why it lands — The text records a direct command to act on a confirmed divine word, moving from hearing to physical obedience. It requires the reader to treat revealed promises as immediate grounds for action rather than subjects for prolonged analysis.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Genesis 24:48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- Genesis 40:8 “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
- Genesis 24:26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Genesis 41:11 One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
- Judges 4:14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
- 2 Chronicles 20:18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
- Exodus 4:30 and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,