Judges 7:15
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
This moment belongs to the oft-repeated cycle in which Israel backslid into idolatry, suffered chastisement, then confessed and was delivered when the Lord raised up faithful and valiant men to put down idolatry and defeat its enemies while a remnant stayed true, though after the deliverer died the people gradually returned to their idols, and in this instance God raised Gideon to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression. On the eve of battle Israel stood on a hill brow above the Midianites, Amalekites, and children of the East spread in the valley like locusts. Gideon, trembling at the coming battle, went by night with his attendant Phurah down to the enemy camp at God's command to hear something for his encouragement. Waiting in darkness and silence, he heard one soldier tell of a cake of barley bread tumbling into the host and overturning a tent, and another answer that it was the sword of Gideon and that God had delivered Midian and all the host into his hand.
Hearing the dream and its interpretation, that God had delivered Midian into his hand, Gideon recognized the voice of God speaking to him through those enemy strangers. That hearing moved him to worship and to return to his few men in Israel's camp with confidence that God had given victory. He commanded them to arise because the Lord had delivered the host of Midian into their hand.
The victory did not come from numbers, visible human strength, skill, or wisdom, but from God's power and wisdom working with human effort as Gideon and his army in living faith followed God's special directions. God brought the deliverance through Gideon in a way that left no room for human beings to claim credit or glory for it. Humble trust in God and faithful obedience to His commands are essential in spiritual conflict, and honor for deliverance belongs to God alone. For God was Israel's mighty King though the people wanted a ruler they could see, and He can accomplish His purpose through humble instruments and simple means. Faithlessness and narrowness of view hinder God's work, and making narrow plans results in very little accomplished.