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In chapter 6, Gideon tests God through special signs, whereas, in chapter 7, God uses his own test. Back in Joshua, after the defeat of Jericho, the people prepare to attack Ai. Secure in their victory over the walled city, the people choose to send a smaller force to attack the city of Ai. The tactic fails, and the force is routed. The motivation there may have been hubris that led to the Israelite defeat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Here, God wants to send a message to the Israelites, and to the Midianites. He tells Gideon that his large fighting force is too big to send the right message. At first, God has Gideon send away the people that are afraid. The number remaining is still too large. God then has Gideon perform a test. He asks the remaining army to go to the river and drink. Those who lap at the water with their tongues like dogs should be separated from those who bend down on their knees. God selects those who drink like dogs as the small fighting force.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Why is this the sign? Josephus argues that those drinking like dogs did so because they wanted to finish quickly to avoid the enemy. God chose them because it would make the miraculous victory even greater if the small fighting force were those who were the most nervous. However, Josephus\u2019 opinion does not match the first cut that God made; these 300 nervous drinkers would have self-selected out with those fearful of battle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In contrast, Rashi explains that God rejects those bowing down to drink the water because it shows that they were accustomed to bowing down. This means that they secretly were idol worshipers. Ralbag, however, believes the test had nothing to do with idol worship, but instead had to do with zealousness. Those that went on their knees were too lazy and careful and those that lapped like dogs were trying to drink the fastest way possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We can surmise that If God was concerned about idol worshipers, then that should have been the first \u201ccut\u201d that God proposed. It is Ralbag\u2019s interpretation which matches the first cut of those who were fearful. Both cuts help to isolate those warriors who would be fearless and zealous in battle. 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In preparation for the battle with the Midianites, God helps Gideon gradually winnow his soldiers down to a \u201cfew good men,\u201d concluding with the following test: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u2026Then the LORD said to Gideon, \u201cSet apart all those who lap up the water with their tongues like dogs from all those who get down on their knees to drink\u2026
\r\nThen the LORD said to Gideon,\u201d I will deliver you and I will put Midian into your hands through the three hundred \u2018lappers\u2019; let the rest of the troops go home. (Judges 7:5,7)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What is the meaning of this strange assessment? The conventional explanation is that Gideon was preparing to fight a divinely sanctioned battle. Thus, it was important to weed out those soldiers who were used to worshiping idols, as demonstrated by their comfort with the cultic posture of getting down on the knees. Another possibility was that in fact, the test was meaningless \u2013 like flipping a coin \u2013 and used only to underline the miraculousness of a victory which would be won by a mere three-hundred, arbitrarily chosen soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I prefer an approach suggested by an oft-overlooked recent expositor of the Hebrew Bible, the great Modern Hebrew poet Yehuda Amichai. One of the things that makes Amichai\u2019s biblical exposition unique is its startling humanism. In a short collection of poems entitled \u201cThe Bible and You, the Bible and You, and Other Midrashim,\u201d Amichai suggests that the drinking-from-the-stream-test can be thought of as tender, anthropological study of the soldiers\u2019 intimate human habits:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201c\u2026What is their way with a woman,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>in what position do they make love? And how do they weep,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>in a bawling voice or with silent tears,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>and how do they eat and how do they sleep, on their belly like a baby,<\/span>
\r\n<\/span>on their side or on their back, and how do they remember their childhood?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

(From: Yehuda Amichai, <\/span>Open Closed Open<\/span><\/i>, trans. Chana Bloch and Chana Kronfeld; Orlando: Harcourt, 2000, p. 19).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The end of the poem admits to the military ineffectiveness of a such a test \u2013 \u201cMy Gideon was left with no army no battle no glory at the Spring of Harod.\u201d But as an act of biblical interpretation, this is a hard-won, humanistic victory. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Legend has it that 300 Spartans held off a vastly larger Persian force at the Battle of Thermopylae. Gideon, too, fought with only 300 warriors, but the manner in which he selected them is problematic.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

According to our chapter, God informed Gideon that he had started out with too large an army (v.4), and instructed him to winnow his ranks by taking his troops to the water to drink. Most of the soldiers knelt to drink; 300 of them remained standing and lapped up the water from their cupped hands \u201clike a dog\u201d (5). They are the ones Gideon chose to accompany him to battle and theirs was the victory over Midian.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The question is: Did lapping the water make them the worst soldiers or the best?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rashi is representative of the consensus of exegetes who argue that kneeling to drink disqualified the majority because it indicated an inclination to kneel before idols. Ergo, the 300 who remained stationary were selected because of their religious superiority and, albeit outnumbered, won the battle.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Personally, I find that interpretation inadequate for two reasons. One, as the Spartans demonstrate, on any given day even just 300 elite troops can turn the tide of battle. Second, it fails to explain the depiction of their lapping \u201clike a dog.\u201d While it may well be that this is a clinical description and carries no value judgment, I offer an alternative interpretation. 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7:5 \u201cAnd he brought the troops down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, \u201cWhoever laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, set him apart, and whoever kneels on his knees to drink, set him apart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The point of the first of the two winnowing procedures--sending home whoever is afraid--is self-evident. This second elimination procedure is at first blush peculiar because similarity to a dog--in general a reviled animal in the biblical world--might not appear to be a recommendation for a good soldier. The lapping of the water, as the next verse clarifies, is not done by putting face to water-source but rather by scooping up water in one\u2019s palm and then lapping it. The fighters who drink in this way remain alert and ready for combat even as they drink, unlike those who kneel to drink. Perhaps the feral and dangerous connotations of \u201cdog\u201d in Hebrew usage are also invoked here.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cDreams: Torah Sources, Philosophy and Halacha One Unified Theory\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Steven Dansky: A range of Jewish sources on dreaming.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cTo Hear the Sounds of the Shofar\u201d<\/span><\/a> by Gabi Barzilai: Explore the meanings of the ram\u2019s horn.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Gideon\u2019s shaky self-confidence<\/span><\/i>. Think of poor Gideon who has displayed such shaky self-confidence until now, and is ordered to reduce his fighting force from 22,000 to 300. He must be a little worried at this point...<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. The test of the lappers.<\/span><\/i> What is the significance of the choice of the 300 lappers? Are they better fighters, or worse? Can we learn something of the strength of their religious belief? Commentators suggest different answers - see also the posts on this page.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. God knows the mind of his appointed one<\/span><\/i>. Note the difference between verse 9: \u201cThe LORD said to him, \u201cCome, attack the camp, for I have delivered it into your hands;\u201d and his suggestion in verses 10-11: \u201cAnd if you are afraid to attack, first go down to the camp with your attendant Purah and listen to what they say; after that you will have the courage to attack the camp.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. A dream and its meaning<\/span><\/i>. What\u2019s the connection between the Midianite dream and its interpretation (verses 13-15)? What seems straightforward to the Midianites (and to Gideon) was a puzzle for the commentators. Worth a look...<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  5. Raven and wolf (\u2018orev, ze\u2019ev)<\/span><\/i>. The names of the Midianite generals who were killed fleeing, were \u2018Orev and Ze\u2019ev, killed at the Raven\u2019s Rock (tzur \u2018orev), and Wolf\u2019s Winepress (yekev ze\u2019ev).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Judges 7","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Judges","chapter":"7","chapter_main_number":"218","date":"20260630","wall_id":"218"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/55195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}