"Judges III"

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH): and the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;  and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH).

And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) because of the Midianites, that the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land; and I said unto you, I am the YHVH (YEHOVAH) your Almighty; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

And there came an angel of the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH), and sat under an oak which wasin Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH), if the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) bring us up from Egypt? but now the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. And the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, Oh my Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH), wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. And the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in your sight, then shew me a sign that you talked with me. 

Depart not hence, I pray you, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. 

And the angel of Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) said unto him, "Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth". And he did so. 

Then the angel of the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) departed out of his sight. 

And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH), Gideon said, Alas, O Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH)! for because I have seen an angel of the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) face to face. 

And the Almighty YHVH (YEHOVAH) said unto him, 

Peace be unto thee; fear not: you shalt not die.

Judges 6:1-23