John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:16
And the Lord said unto him, surely I will be with thee ,.... The Targum is,"my Word shall be thy help,'which was sufficient to answer all objections taken from his meanness, unworthiness, and weakness: and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man ; all together, and as easily as if thou hadst but one man to deal with, and the destruction be so entire and general that none shall be left. read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 6:15
And he said unto him, oh my Lord ,.... Whether he had yet suspected who he was, or took him still for some eminent person, is not certain; it is very probable he began to think he was some extraordinary person sent of God, and speaking in his name, and therefore expostulates with him about the work he put him upon: wherewith shall I save Israel ? in what way is it possible for me to do it, who had neither men nor money sufficient for such an undertaking? behold, my family is poor in... read more