The Prologue of Ohrid Jul 30

CONTEMPLATIONTo contemplate the miraculous victory of Gideon over the Midianites (Judges 7):* How Gideon gathered thirty-two thousand soldiers and set out against the Midianites;* How God commanded him to reduce the number, so that the Israelites would not brag about themselves and say that they were victorious, and not God;* How Gideon selected only three hundred soldiers, and defeated the Midianites, who were numerous “as grasshoppers” (Judges 7:12). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe