Judges 6:13
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord 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 Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
Cross-reference
Judges 1:19 records God with Judah yet incomplete victory, illustrating that God's presence doesn't guarantee total success.
In Romans 8:31, Paul declares that if God is for us, none can prevail — directly opposing Gideon’s doubt that God is with him amid defeat.
In Isaiah 59:1, God’s arm is not too short to save — contradicting Gideon’s implied belief that God lacks power to deliver from Midian.
In Psalm 89:49, the psalmist asks where God’s former love is — mirroring Gideon’s cry about missing wonders, both doubting God’s faithfulness.
In Psalm 77:7-9, the psalmist laments whether God has rejected forever — a nearly identical complaint to Gideon’s question about God forsaking them.
Psalm 44:1 recounts fathers telling of God's deeds—the very tradition Gideon references.
Psalm 27:9 pleads for God not to hide his face or forsake, paralleling Gideon's lament of abandonment.
Numbers 23:21 declares God's presence and no misfortune—opposite to Gideon's claim of abandonment.
Deuteronomy 7:18 commands remembering God's past acts, directly countering Gideon's forgetfulness and doubt.
Deuteronomy 32:7 urges recalling ancient days and ancestral testimony, exactly what Gideon's ancestors told him but he now questions.
In Deuteronomy 29:24, nations ask why God judged the land — the same question Gideon asks, though he does not attribute the calamity to covenant sin.
In Isaiah 59:2, sins separate people from God — this explains why Gideon’s experience of abandonment may be the result of Israel’s sin, not God’s weakness.
Deuteronomy 31:17 predicts Israel will say 'God is not among us'—exactly Gideon's complaint.
In Numbers 14:14, the nations recognize God’s presence with Israel — the very thing Gideon now questions, creating a contrast between past assurance and present doubt.
Jeremiah 2:6 criticizes Israel for not asking about the exodus, while Gideon does ask — but with doubt, not gratitude.
2 Chronicles 15:2 states the principle of conditional presence, answering Gideon's question about why God left.
2 Kings 2:14 has Elisha's similar question 'Where is the God of Elijah?' but as a confident invocation, not doubt.
In Deuteronomy 30:17, turning away brings destruction — this warns of the very forsaking Gideon now experiences, providing the covenantal explanation.
In Exodus 33:14-16, Moses pleads for God's presence, contrasting with Gideon's complaint that God has forsaken them.
Job 29:5 recalls when God was with Job, mirroring Gideon's longing for the past when God's wonders were evident.
Job 9:16 expresses Job's doubt that God would hear him, paralleling Gideon's feeling that God is not responding.
Psalm 78:3 describes the same tradition of fathers telling children about God's acts.
Psalm 78:4 emphasizes telling future generations of God's glorious deeds, as Gideon's fathers did.
Joshua 3:10 shows God's presence confirmed by driving out enemies, contrasting Gideon's feeling that God has abandoned them.
In Deuteronomy 30:18, perishing is the consequence of disobedience — echoing the covenant curse that underlies Gideon’s sense of abandonment.
Isaiah 63:15 echoes Gideon's cry, asking where God's power and compassion are, in a similar lament.