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I'm not sure he is blaming God exactly. He is questioning why things are as they are, considering what he knew of God and His past actions and promises. Often we want to know answers to our particular hard situations! Even when we know and trust that the Lord won't let us down in the end. The Lord did, in effect, "forsake" them (temporally speaking) for a period of time as judgment (see 6:1), however, He always has His ears open to their prayers of repentance and calling on Him for salvation, and He does deliver at the right time--as Gideon soon would find out, and we will also soon find out! We "blame" God because He is on the throne and has power over everything. But we know He has a mighty plan and will work out everything for our good and His glory. Yet in the meantime, things are often painful and we can't understand them. The danger is that we blame Him in such a way as to question his goodness and mercy, omnipotence and motives concerning His own. We should completely trust Him, even and especially when it is very difficult. Accept it that we will not understand everything at this time, but we do know for sure He is good and will in the end work everything out, praise His holy name!