In the previous sermon, we saw how the Lord gave victory to Gideon and his small army of 300 men over a vastly superior Midianite enemy. The Lord showed his own glory through this, but in Judges 8 Gideon later made a golden ephod and led Israel into sin through corrupted worship. He had often had trouble overcoming his fears and having confidence in God's word, and his later failure showed that he was not the leader that Israel needed.