Ch 6 - When the people first cried to the Lord, His first answer was that He had brought them out, saved them and therefore, they must not worship the gods of the Amorites etc.
For a person to be faithful to God, they must first do so in home territory. You cannot expect to be bold for God elsewhere if you are not with those who know you best and see you most.
Gideon's faith was strengthened by:
Fire from the rock (v21)
The experience of tearing down the Baal (v25-32)
A dry fleece amongst dewy ground. (v36-40)
Ch 7 seems to be all about getting Gideon and the Israelites to the position where they could not argue their victory was for any other reason other than from God being at work.
Gideon moved from a place where he doubted the place and purpose of God to being used mightily by Him for His purposes.
Gideon shows himself to be hard working, gracious and generous. He is concerned about the Lord's ways, not his own.
Gideon however failed when he had things going for him. He should have close to the Lord in good times and bad.
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