THRESHING in a winepress,
Gideon hid the rest....
Of his grain
From Midian gain,
A mighty man of valor-? Not yet-?
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He did what God said to do,
After a moment or two...
Patiently
God brought him to see,
That it really was true!
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His Dad backed up his son,
In the havoc he'd done....
Idols mute
Powerless to boot,
Couldn't hurt anyone!
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Unconventional war,
That's what God had in store....
For the men
Of Gideon,
With three hundred men, no more!
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For Gideon and the Lord-!
Thus Israel was restored....
A little guy
Big in God's eye,
Went to his reward.
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Jonathan Caswell
The full story of Gideon is found in the Old Testament Book of Judges 6:1--8:33.