The concept of being outnumbered is a recurring theme in the Bible, often highlighting God's power and faithfulness in the face of overwhelming odds. Throughout Scripture, God's people frequently find themselves in situations where they are vastly outnumbered by their enemies, yet they experience victory through divine intervention.

One of the most notable examples is the account of Gideon in the Book of Judges. Gideon, a judge of Israel, was called by God to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. Despite starting with an army of 32,000 men, God instructed Gideon to reduce his forces to just 300 men. This drastic reduction was to ensure that Israel would recognize that their victory was due to God's power and not their own strength. Judges 7:2 states, "The LORD said to Gideon, 'You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands. Israel might boast against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’" The subsequent victory over the Midianites demonstrated that God can deliver His people regardless of how outnumbered they may be.

Another significant instance is found in the account of King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20. When a vast army from Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir came against Judah, Jehoshaphat sought the Lord in prayer. God assured him through a prophet that the battle belonged to the Lord. 2 Chronicles 20:15 records, "He said, 'Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.'" The Lord caused confusion among the enemy forces, leading to their defeat without Judah having to fight.

The theme of being outnumbered also appears in the New Testament. In the early church, the apostles and believers were often outnumbered by those who opposed the spread of the Gospel. Despite this, the message of Christ continued to spread rapidly. Acts 4:4 notes, "But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand." This growth occurred despite the small number of apostles compared to the vast population of the Roman Empire, illustrating the power of the Holy Spirit working through a faithful few.

The Bible consistently teaches that God's strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). When believers find themselves outnumbered, they are reminded to rely on God's power rather than their own abilities. The accounts of Gideon, Jehoshaphat, and the early church serve as powerful reminders that God is sovereign and able to deliver His people, regardless of the odds stacked against them.(v. t.) To exceed in number.7235a. rabah -- to be or become much, many or great
... more (3), more he made (1), much (15), much more (2), much* (1), multiplied (21),
multiplies (5), multiply (45), numerous (3), often (2), outnumber (1), pay ...
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Whether the Number of the Predestined is Certain
... evil in the few. It follows that if God were to determine the number of
the saved, the saved would outnumber the damned. But Matt.7 ...
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Faustus Repels the Insinuation that the Prophecy of Paul with ...
... of the devils in your constant endeavors to induce virgins to make this profession,
so that in all your churches the virgins nearly outnumber the married women ...
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The Eastern Sects: Nestorians, Jacobites, Copts, Armenians.
... The Monophysites, taken together, outnumber the Nestorians, and are scattered over
the mountains, villages, and deserts of Armenia, Syria, Egypt, and Abyssinia ...
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Appendix.
... But, it may be asked, if the native members so far outnumber the foreign, of what
avail is it that missionaries be more than advisory members? ...
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The Neighbor Colonies to virginia-Maryland and the Carolinas.
... The bishop's figures were doubtless at fault; but Lord Baltimore himself writes
that the nonconformists outnumber the Catholics and those of the Church of ...
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The First Great Group of Parables.
... These to-day outnumber all other classes, and perhaps they have always been so.]
^b 20 And those are they that were sown upon { ^c 15 And that in} the good ...
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Methodism.
... Episcopal Church in the United States. They far outnumber all the other
branches put together. The Methodist Episcopal Church was ...
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Zwingli's Distinctive Doctrines.
... This is a matter of very great interest, since the unbaptized children far outnumber
the baptized, and constitute nearly one half of the race. ...
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The Comforter
... If thou shouldst outnumber the years of Methuselah, there would be no need for a
fresh revelation; if thou shouldst live till Christ should come upon the earth ...
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Oracles on the Edge of Doom. (vii. 16-xviii Passim, xxii, Xlv. )
... the land. I bereaved and destroyed my people Because of their evil.(435)
I saw their widows outnumber 8 The sand of the seas. I ...
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Outnumber (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To exceed in number. Multi-Version Concordance
Outnumber (2 Occurrences). Psalms 69:4 They that hate ...
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Outmost (7 Occurrences)

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Out-place (5 Occurrences)
Out-place. Outnumber, Out-place. Out-places . Multi-Version Concordance
Out-place (5 Occurrences). ... Outnumber, Out-place. Out-places . Reference Bible.
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