“But the Spirit of Adonai covered Gid‘on. He sounded the call on the shofar, and Avi‘ezer rallied behind him.  He sent messengers throughout all M’nasheh, and they too rallied behind him. He also sent messengers to Asher, Z’vulun and Naftali; and they came up to join them.”-Judges 6:34-35 After the Holy Spirit fully covered Gideon, […]

“Now all Midyan, ‘Amalek and the others from the east joined forces, crossed the Yarden, and set up camp in the Yizre‘el Valley. But the Spirit of Adonai covered Gid‘on. He sounded the call on the shofar, and Avi‘ezer rallied behind him.”-Judges 6:33-34 Alrighty, so we’re told that literally hordes of Midianites and Amalekites had […]

“Therefore on that day Gid‘on was given the name Yeruba‘al [let Ba‘al defend], because they said, ‘Let Ba‘al defend himself against him, since he destroyed his altar.’”-Judges 6:32 Following the scuffle where Yoash floored the clansmen who wanted Gideon dead with his impeccable argument, Gideon is given a new name. We’re told he will now […]

“‘Bring out your son,’ the men of the city demanded of Yo’ash, ‘so that he may die, because he destroyed the altar of Ba‘al and cut down the sacred pole next to it!’  But Yo’ash said to all those crowding around him, ‘You’re defending Ba‘al, are you? It’s your job to save him? Anyone who […]

“Gideon took ten of his servants and did what Adonai had told him to do. He didn’t do it by day, because he was afraid of the men in his father’s household and those from the city, so he did it at night.”-Judges 6:27 Gideon was about a commit an act bordering on terrorism. Per […]