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Judgment on the Faithless

Not only do the people display weakness of faith, but Gideon begins to shift in his approach. In his courage he becomes a brutal leader

Is this section about the lack of faith in Israel, or is this section about the slide of Gideon or both?

Why not both?

Gideon, who has been the recipaint of the patience of God time and time again, fails to display patience to others who share his previous fears.

“taught them a lesson” perhaps “beat/thrashed” them

They weren’t being oppressed from the outside but were being rotted from the inside