Judges 6, part 2: Gideon, an unlikely savior

Like Israel before Midian, the true Israel has no power in the land of the West today. How does salvation come in such times? What kind of man does God choose? Gideon seems to be a small, doubtful loser. Why is he threshing in a winepress? What is the significance of the angel turning to face him? What does it mean that he asks to feed the angel—or that the rock eats the food? And how do these things apply in the church age?