Judges 6-8 - The Right Man for the Job

What was the draw to setting up gods?
Summary:
Israelites turn to baal
Midian wipes Israel out
Gideon is called by God
Gideon gets the job done (eliminating the threat)
He dies, Israel goes back to baals...

I like the way that God tends to pick people based on their incompetencies. It's quite a testament to his power when things pull through given that the person chosen was inadequate by typical standards. 300 men against 120,000+... you've got to appreciate those odds.

Is there something different going on when Satan tempted Jesus than when Gideon tested the Spirit of the Lord? I know that the intent was different, but I think it lends to a case that the phrase "do not tempt the Lord your God" is a perversion of "Do not put the Lord your God to the test" (Luke 4:12). I get the impression that the scripture means something more along the lines of "don't push the grey line" as in Deut 6:16.

Thoughts?