Judges 6:34 (DRB)

Passage

But the spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and he sounded the trumpet, and called together the house of Abiezer, to follow him.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:32 From that day Gedeon was called Jerobaal, because Joas had said: Let Baal revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.

Judges 6:33 Now all Madian, and Amalec, and the eastern people, were gathered together, and passing over the Jordan, camped in the valley of Jezrael.

Judges 6:34 But the spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and he sounded the trumpet, and called together the house of Abiezer, to follow him.

Judges 6:35 And he sent messengers into all Manasses, and they also followed him : and other messengers into Aser and Zabulon, and Nephthali, and they came to meet him.

Judges 6:36 And Gedeon said to God: If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "Spirit", "lord", "came", "upon", "gedeon", "sounded", and "trumpet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "Spirit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Now all Madian and Amalec and the..." into verse 35's "And he sent messengers into all Manasses...", so "called" and "Spirit" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "Spirit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.