{"id":22148,"date":"2025-02-18T01:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T01:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22148"},"modified":"2026-09-20T00:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:16:55","slug":"number-300-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/number-300-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"300 heeft geen betekenis in de Bijbel \u2014 maar Rechters 7 verklaart die van Gideon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Three hundred carries no symbolic meaning in Scripture. But it is the number in one of the strangest military decisions in the Old Testament, and the reason given for it is stated outright. Gideon&#039;s three hundred Thirty-two thousand men assemble. God&#039;s response is that there are too many. The Lord said to Gideon, &quot;You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, &#039;My own strength has saved me.&#039;&quot; (Judges 7:2) Anyone\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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