And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
Judges 8:13 stands within Israel's recurring cycle of backsliding, chastisement, confession, and deliverance. In that cycle Gideon the son of Joash appears as a faithful and valiant deliverer raised up by God to rescue Israel from its enemies after the people had turned to idolatry. The timing note that he returned from battle before the sun was up carries no explained meaning.
Judges 8:13 stands within Israel's recurring cycle of backsliding, chastisement, confession, and deliverance. In that cycle Gideon the son of Joash appears as a faithful and valiant deliverer raised up by God to rescue Israel from its enemies after the people had turned to idolatry. The timing note that he returned from battle before the sun was up carries no explained meaning.