13. Then Gideon said, “Sir, if the Lord is with us, why are we having so much trouble? Where are the miracles our ancestors told us he did when the Lord brought them out of Egypt? But now he has left us and has handed us over to the Midianites.”
14. The Lord turned to Gideon and said, “Go with your strength and save Israel from the Midianites. I am the one who is sending you.”
15. But Gideon answered, “Lord, how can I save Israel? My family group is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least important member of my family.”
16. The Lord answered him, “I will be with you. It will seem as if the Midianites you are fighting are only one man.”
17. Then Gideon said to the Lord, “If you are pleased with me, give me proof that it is really you talking with me.
18. Please wait here until I come back to you. Let me bring my offering and set it in front of you.”And the Lord said, “I will wait until you return.”
19. So Gideon went in and cooked a young goat, and with twenty quarts of flour, made bread without yeast. Then he put the meat into a basket and the broth into a pot. He brought them out and gave them to the angel under the oak tree.