The 11th picture of Christ Gideon and his likeness to Christ. We can find glimpses of the person, work, purpose and victory our Saviour in the lives of many of those believers we encounter in the Bible. Gideon is just one such person. We are going to consider the climax of Gideon's life - his battle with the Midianites. Read Judges 7:9-15. Gideon entered the battle confident of success. So it was with the Saviour. "Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it," Matthew 16:18. 1. His people have been chosen from eternity. Ephesians 1:4. 2. His sacrifice was planned from eternity. 1 Pet 1:18-20, Rev 13:8. 3. The victory was prepared from before the world was created. Matt 1:21, 16:18, 25:34. We have the record of the devil's defeat - Rev 20:10.