Judges 7:4
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Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”
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No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.