Shofetim 6:14

14 And Hashem turned to him, and said, Go in this thy ko’ach, and thou shalt save Yisroel from the yad Midyan; have not I sent thee?

Shofetim 6:14 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 6:14

And the Lord looked upon him
The same before called the angel of the Lord, and who was no other than Jehovah himself; who looked upon him with great earnestness, and with great delight and pleasure smiled upon him, and thereby showing he had a kindness for him, and meant well to him: and

said unto him, go in this thy might;
both of body and mind, which had been before given unto him, and was now increased, and which no doubt Gideon was sensible of:

and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites;
as he did, and therefore justly reckoned among the saviours and judges of Israel:

have not I sent thee?
to do this great work, save the people of Israel, from whence Gideon might perceive who it was that talked with him, and having a command and commission from God, had authority enough to go about this service.

Shofetim 6:14 In-Context

12 And the Malach Hashem appeared unto him, and said unto him, Hashem is with thee, thou Gibbor HeChayil.

13 And Gid’on said unto him, Oh Adoni, if Hashem be with us, why then is all this befallen us? And where be all His nifla’ot (miracles) which Avoteinu told us of, saying, Did not Hashem bring us up from Mitzrayim? But now Hashem hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of Midyan.

14 And Hashem turned to him, and said, Go in this thy ko’ach, and thou shalt save Yisroel from the yad Midyan; have not I sent thee?

15 And he said unto Him, O Adoni, wherewith shall I save Yisroel? Hinei, my eleph is poor in Menasheh, and I am the least in the Bais Avi.

16 And Hashem said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt strike down Midyan as ish echad.