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God chose Gideon, a young man from the tribe of Manasseh, to free the people of Israel and to condemn their idolatry. The Angel of the Lord, or "the Lord’s angelic messenger" came "in the character ... of a traveller who sat down in the shade [of the terebinth tree] to enjoy a little refreshment and repose" and entered into conversation with Gideon. The narrative has echoes of the meeting between Abraham and the visitors who came to him in the terebinths of Mamre and promised Abraham and Sarah, in their old age, that they would have a son (Genesis 18:1–15).[citation needed] The angel greeted Gideon: "The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!
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Psalm 83 is an anguished prayer of the people of God to stop the powers that conspired to destroy them. Verse 6 asks God to “do to them as you did to Midian”—a reference to an earlier time of conflict when God raised up Gideon (Judges 6-7), sending an angel who commanded him to “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand” (Judges 6:14). Though not named in Psalm 83, Gideon is named in this setting of Psalm 83 as representative of mighty warriors God sent to rescue the people of Israel during the time of the judges.
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