Judges 8:10 says, Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.  Zebah and Zalmunna and about fifteen thousand men were all that were left as over one hundred and twenty thousand had already been killed.  The size of the opposition does not really matter as long as we are faithful to God.  Verse eleven states, And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.  Gideon went up and killed the last of the host, or soldiers.  Verse twelve says, And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.  The two kings once again fled and Gideon pursued them.  They seemed to have abandoned their men and were concerned only for a few leaders and themselves.  Those who do not follow God often look out only for themselves, and some times it seems that at times some of those who are followers of Christ are the same way unfortunately.  Verse thirteen declares, And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,  Gideon returned to the battle before the sun was up.  Nearly all the enemy may have been killed, but a few remained.  We today do not need to become less vigilant when it seems that our enemies are almost all slain, but need to realize that in this lifetime they never will be.  We need to start every day prepared to face the enemy through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Verse fourteen says, And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.  Gideon asked a young man that he met about the men he was pursuing, and he told Gideon about them.  Verse fifteen states, And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?  When Gideon returned to Succoth, he reminded them of his earlier request for bread for his men and their denial of it because Zebah and Zalmunna were not yet defeated.  We should not be surprised if the people of the world today look around and see the forces of the world as more powerful than Christians and ask why they should help us  Like the people of Succoth though, one day they will know, as God has already secured the victory.  Verse sixteen declares, And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.  Gideon took the leaders of Succoth into the wilderness and the  briars and taught them a lesson,  Verse seventeen adds, And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.  Gideon then tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.  This would be speculation, but the tower probably represented some god.  I do know without speculation that we must tear down everything in our lives that becomes more important than God.  Verse eighteen states, Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.  Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna who the people they killed at Tabor were, and they said that they looked like Gideon.  Verse nineteen declares, And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.  Gideon said that these men that were slain bt Zebah and Zalmunna were his brothers, and if they had saved them, then Gideon would not kill them.  Their actions had consequences, just as ours do today..  The only way to be forgiven and not bear the responsibility of those consequences is through faith in Christ.  Verse twenty adds, And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.  Gideon told his oldest son, Jether, to slay Zebah and Zalmunna, but he couldn't do it. because he was still a youth.  We as followers of Christ should not allow our age to keep us from following God's commands, whether we are very young or very old.  Verse twenty-one concludes, Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.   Zebah and Zalmunna basically told Gideon to go ahead and kill them, and he did.  We need to spiritually slay all the enemies of God today, whether they invite us to or not.