“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 […]

“That very night Adonai said to him, ‘Take your father’s bull and the other bull, the seven-year-old. Destroy the altar to Ba‘al that belongs to your father, cut down the sacred pole next to it…”-Judge 6:25 When we last left off, the Lord had ordered Gideon to destroy the altar to Ba’al that belonged to […]

“That very night Adonai said to him, ‘Take your father’s bull and the other bull, the seven-year-old. Destroy the altar to Ba‘al that belongs to your father, cut down the sacred pole next to it…”-Judges 6:25 When we last left off, the Lord had ordered Gideon to take 2 bulls and destroy the altar of […]