Judges 8:22

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

Ver. 22. Rule thou over us,] viz, As king of the land. A fair offer, and such as few men would have refused. But he knew that to accept of it, were to trench upon God's prerogative royal, who had used all means to have the glory of this victory ascribed to himself only. See Isaiah 42:8 .

For thou hast delivered us.] We should for this cause set up Christ, since servati sumus ut serviamus Luk 1:74