And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
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Gill's Exposition
And Gideon said to him, oh my Lord,.... Taking him not to be an angel, but some illustrious and eminent person:
if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? all these troubles and…
Barnes' Notes
Thou mighty man of valor - Known to God to be such, though as yet not known to be such either by himself or his countrymen (compare Luk 1:28, Luk 1:30).
It is not said what effect the prophet's sermon had upon the people, but we may hope it had a good effect, and that some of them at least repented and reformed upon it; for here, immediately after, we…
Cambridge Bible
The Lord is with thee Cf. Jdg 6:6: an assurance given to chosen instruments of God's purpose, such as Jacob, Gen 28:15, Moses, Exo 3:12, Joshua, Jos 1:5. The Angel noticed the energy which Gideon put…
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