Gideon has raised a large army but not nearly as large as the vast Canaanite army. Most of the Israelites decide to go home or are sent packing by Gideon. Far from being dispirited, though, the cunning Gideon sneaks up on the Canaanites in the middle of the night with his tiny army. The frighten the Canaanites into a panic of blundering self-destruction. By morning the Israelites are victorious and completely unscathed. Little do they know that just up the coast another enemy is landing: the Philistines! (Judges 7)