Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

and of Gideon!"
The sleeping army was suddenly awakened. The soldiers saw
the light of flaming torches on every side. They heard the sound of
trumpets with the cry of the attackers in every direction. Believing
that they were at the mercy of an overwhelming force, the
Midianites were panic-stricken. With wild cries of alarm they fled in
panic, and mistaking their own companions for enemies, they killed
one another.
As news of the victory spread, thousands of the Israelites who
had been dismissed to their homes returned and joined in chasing
their fleeing enemies. Gideon sent messengers to the tribe of
Ephraim, rousing them to intercept the escaping soldiers at the
southern fords. Meanwhile, with his three hundred soldiers,
"exhausted but still in pursuit," Gideon crossed the stream close
behind those who had already reached the farther side and overtook
Zebah and Zalmunna, the two princes who escaped with fifteen
thousand men. He scattered their force completely and captured and
killed the leaders.
One hundred twenty thousand of the invaders died and the
power of the Midianites was broken. They were never again able to
make war on Israel. No words can describe the terror of the
surrounding nations when they learned what simple means had
succeeded against the power of a bold, warlike people.
The leader God chose to overthrow the Midianites was not a
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