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It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, Take your father`s bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;
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Commentators emphasize a crucial principle: Gideon had to make peace with God before he could make war on Midian. By commanding Gideon to first tear down the altar of Baal in his own family, God showed that spiritual purity and right worship are prerequisites for receiving His deliverance. True victory begins with repentance at home.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Even - Rather, as in the margin, and. Two bullocks are spoken of. The labor of both would be required for pulling down and removing the alta…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord said to him. —Luther rightly observes that by such expressions we are not at all meant to understand a voice in the air. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass the same night The night which followed the day in which the angel appeared to Gideon as he was …
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