Commentaries:
This is ironic because, at the time the angel speaks, Gideon is hiding, protecting himself. He is anything but "a man of valor" at this point. The angel, however, is speaking of what he is to become rather than what he is at the moment.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Unity (Part 1): God and HWA
Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Judges 6:12:
1 Samuel 28:11-14