It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation of it, that he worshiped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Yahweh has delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
"Even so, while it seems that Gideon has ’moved from fear to faith,’ the situation may actually be more complicated. The two versions of Gideon’s battle cry, ’For the LORD and for Gideon!’ (Judges 7:18) and ’A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!’ (Judges 7:20), suggest that Gideon may also be moving from fear to self-assertion. While from one perspective Gideon may simply be exercising strong military leadership, he also seems willing to take at least some of ’the credit’ (Judges 7:2) for the victory. This is not a good sign." [Note: McCann, p. 67.] 