14. Then the Lord ordered him, “Go with all your great strength and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I myself am sending you.”
15. Gideon replied, “But Lord, how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least important member of my family.”
16. The Lord answered, “You can do it because I will help you. You will crush the Midianites as easily as if they were only one man.”
17. Gideon replied, “If you are pleased with me, give me some proof that you are really the Lord.