Judges 7:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

People

Psalm 33:16

I will

Malachi 3:2

Bible References

People

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

I will

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,” he answered.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.”

Yet He knows the way I have taken;
when He has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous.
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.

For You, God, tested us;
You refined us as silver is refined.

I have appointed you to be an assayer among My people—
a refiner—
so you may know and assay their way of life.

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire and like cleansing lye.