He said to him, Oh, Lord, with which shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
In calling Gideon to deliver the Israelites, God revealed Himself twice. First, God appeared to Gideon and spoke directly to him through the Angel of the Lord (Judges 6:11-24; cf. Genesis 32:28). Second, He commanded Gideon to destroy the local Baal worship and renew the worship of Yahweh (Judges 6:25-32; cf. Judges 2:1-3; 1 Kings 18:30-40). In the first case God acknowledged Gideon, and in the second He called on Gideon to acknowledge Him as his God.