And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. (Judges 7:2)
Gideon had 32,000 men (v. 3), the Midianites, 135,000 (ch. 8:10). Gideon’s faith must have been severely tested when the Lord told him that those who were with him were too many.