God who makes the word more certain through unbelievers

Our God makes His word of promise more certain even through unbelievers.

God told Gideon “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat Midian as one man” (Judg. 6:16).

In other words, God promised Gideon that He would deliver Israel through Gideon (v. 36).

More specifically, God told Gideon

"I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands” (7:7).

Nevertheless, it seemed that Gideon couldn’t believe His promise word completely,

And had no conviction of victory in the war against Midian (vv. 10-11).

But he was able to believe His promised word and to have assurance of victory (deliverance)

After he obeyed God and went down against the Midian camp with Purah, his servant,

And heard a man relating a dream to his friend and its interpretation (vv. 13-15).

[This reminds me how God reminded Jonah His command

even through the unbeliever Gentile captain (Jonah 1:2, 6)].