Judges 7:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 7:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 7:2 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 7:2 — KJV
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.”
— Judges 7:2 (KJV)
Judges 7:2 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 7:2
“And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:2: lord, gideon, midianites
“And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. with...: Heb. as one man”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:2: lord, people, too
“Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:2: lord, people, give
“He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:2: lord, people, israel
“Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:2: lord, people, hands
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