Reading Judges 7:16-8:3 (NLT) ~ Scripture reading followed by discussion. Gideon and the 300 men take the Midianite camp by surprise. They followed the instructions and watched as the LORD threw the army into a panic, turning on themselves. The warriors of Ephraim offended for not being called on earlier. Gideon’s humble response was an encouragement to the people of Ephraim and pointed them to what God has done for them. Proverbs 15:1. Gideon of the tribe Manasseh, Ephraim being Manasseh’s younger brother but who received the blessing from Israel in Genesis 48. Psalms 60:2 Ephraim my helmet will produce my warriors.