What does Judges 7:16 mean?
Gideon and his 300 men (Judges 7:2–9) are preparing to attack the massive Midianite horde (Judges 6:1–5; 8:10) in their camp below. Whether this strategy was directly given by God, or merely inspired by Him, the Bible does not say. The plan comes from Gideon, and Gideon is the one who administers it.He divides the task force into three groups of one hundred men. He gives each man a trumpet and a clay jar or pitcher with a torch inside of it. The trumpet would have been a ram's horn or shofar. The shofar is still blown today in various Jewish religious services. The torch would likely have been made of reeds or something similar; these would have given off little light until exposed. Gideon gives specific instructions for what to do with these items in the following verses.