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When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bull was offered on the altar that was built.
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A Public Declaration
Commentators note that Gideon's actions were immediately discovered "early in the morning," likely when the townspeople came for their daily devotions to Baal. His obedience wasn't a private matter but a public and unmistakable dismantling of the town's idolatry, replacing it with a smoking altar dedicated to the Lord.
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19th Century
Anglican
Arose early in the morning. —The habits of Eastern peoples are early, and Baal-worship may well have involved some adoration of th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning And came to the place where the altar of Baal, his grove and imag…
Presbyterian
See the power of God's grace, that he could raise up a reformer; and the kindness of his grace, that he would raise up a deliverer, from the family…
