Judges 7:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.”
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Read Full Chapter →Gideon arrives just as a Midianite recounts a dream of a barley loaf overturning a tent in the camp.
What Does Judges 7:13 Mean?
Gideon's timing is providential. He arrives precisely as a man in the camp is telling his companion a dream: a humble cake of barley bread rolls into the camp, strikes a tent, and flattens it. The lowly loaf, the food of the poor, topples the proud shelter of Midian.
The image carries its own meaning. Barley bread is the bread of the lowly, fitting for the small and despised band God has chosen. That such a thing should overturn the mighty tent declares how God uses the weak to humble the strong. Gideon, hearing it, is given a sign that the Lord has gone before him. Nothing in this scene is accidental; God orders even the dreams of his enemies.
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What does Judges 7:13 mean?
Gideon arrives just as a Midianite recounts a dream of a barley loaf overturning a tent in the camp.