The book of Judges tells the story of what happens to a people when they turn away from God, slipping into idolatry and forgetting His statutes. Yet faithful to His covenant, God remained in the Israelites' midst and raised up holy, God-fearing judges. Rebecca J.

God proves His mighty power by using impossible odds-an unlikely leader in Gideon and a small band of 300 Israelites against an army of 300,000 Midianites-to claim the victory for Himself, not through human achievement.