In this third episode of Gideon’s life, the enemy has been defeated, but the Gideon that we see here in chapter 8 doesn’t look much like the man that we’ve been watching over these last few weeks. Up to this point, there’s been an upward moral trajectory in Gideon’s life but here – where we expect a triumphant conclusion – things begin to fall apart. Judges 7:23 – 8:32