ocr: Raw Material -Judges / The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men... - In order that srael may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, annuunce now to the people, Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back." - " (Judg. 7:2-3) Joshua won the battle of Jericho by Tollowing orders that detied all orthodox military tactics. similariy, when the time came for Gideon to strike a decisive blow for the sraelites, God gave nstructions that would have daunted a seasoned general, much less a greenhorn like Gideon. He reduced the size of Gideon's army from 32,000 to 300 men, S0 as t ...