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Bible Reading for August 26th |
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Written by KJV
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 21:29 |
Zophar shows the state and lot of the wicked
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? 8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. 10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. 17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. 19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; 20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. 28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Job shows that, even in the judgment of man, he has reason to be grieved
1 But Job answered and said, 2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Sometimes the wicked do prosper, though they despise God
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. 14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? 16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst? 22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. 23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
The judgment of the wicked is in another world
27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. 28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked? 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, 30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. 31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? 32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
Eliphaz shows that man's goodness does not profit God
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
He accuses Job of various sins
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Paul comforts the Corinthians in their affliction, citing his own experiences of God's help
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: 2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
David's prayer to be delivered from evils and iniquities
11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. 13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me. 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
Varied observations on moral virtues and their contrary vices
2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all. 3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
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Written by JJ
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Monday, 15 March 2010 07:39 |
Gideon part 5
We just saw the Lord providing the victory for Gideon, oh sure the battle hasn’t took place yet, but look at the end of vs. 9, “for I have delivered it into thine hand” the word delivered is past tense, God’s word is good, and He gives the victory.
Jdg 7:10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:
Jdg 7:11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
God wanted Gideon to hear something. Phurah was probably an arms bearer and could also collaborate what was heard.
Jdg 7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Jdg 7:13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
And when Gideon was come,.... With Phurah his arms bearer with him, both were within hearing range and could hear the conversation of the outer guards, there was
a man that told a dream unto his fellow; his fellow soldier that was next to him while they both stood guard. Probably a dream he had dreamed the night before he came to stand watch.
and said, behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo; now he’s going to relate the dream to his comrade.
a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian: something that looked like a barley loaf came to him in the dream and he saw it rolling, perhaps creating a noise. Tumbling down an hill, much like the one where Gideon and his army were and rolling into the host of Midian, which lay in a valley.
and came unto a tent; probably the king's tent, or the tent of the generals.
and smote it that it fell; which might justly seem strange, that this barley loaf could crush a tent, but remember the size of Gideons’s army.
and overturned it, that the tent lay along: the tent was flattened and turned upside down.
(Jdg 7:14) And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
And his fellow answered and said,.... remember this dream was from God, whom he gave the interpretation to.
this is nothing else save the sword of Gideon, the son of Joash, a man of Israel; this signifies nothing else, but of Gideon and his little army.
a man of Israel; namely, a courageous mighty man, and the very name of him might strike with terror:
for into his hands hath God delivered Midian and all his host; which the man concluded from this dream, and the interpretation of it suggested to him from God.
Jdg 7:15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof,.... it was like the breaking of a seal, and discovering what is hid under it.
that he worshipped; reverenced God and his divine Majesty,
and returned into the host of Israel; and said, arise from your sleep
for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian; he now had no doubts, he was sure of the victory, as if it had already happened.
Jdg 7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies,.... perhaps to show an army with a right and left wing.
and he put a trumpet in every man's hand; the noise would be very great and it would seem as if they were an great army, to terrify their enemies
Jdg 7:17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
And he said unto them, look on me, and do likewise,.... Observe what I do, and do the same, in blowing a trumpet, breaking a pitcher, and shouting
and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp it shall be, that as I do, so shall ye do; and not before, now sound was to be made.
Jdg 7:18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me,.... He being at the head of one of the three companies, perhaps the middlemost,
then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp; such a sound must have been very terrifying.
and say, the sword of the Lord, and of Gideon; or "for the Lord, and for Gideon";
Jdg 7:19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
So Gideon, and the one hundred men that were with him came unto the outside of the camp, in the beginning of the middle watch; the second watch, for had he come at the first watch, many as yet might not have been in bed, or at least not fallen asleep, but he took this time, a little after midnight, in the dead of the night, when the whole army was fast asleep:
and they had but newly set the watch and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands; this did Gideon and his hundred men.
Jdg 7:20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers,.... The other two armies did this as well.
and held the lamps in their left hands; this gave a great blaze of light, which must have been the original shock and awe.
and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal and they cried, the sword of the Lord and of Gideon and they continued the blowing of trumpets and the yelling.
Jdg 7:21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
How’s that for a victory?
Jdg 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.
Jdg 7:23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
It was a rout.
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 23:03 |
Gideon pt 4
Chapter 7 gives us a great story as well as a good lesson to learn.
Jdg 7:1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
Chapter 6 vs. 32 is where Gideon received his new name, Jerubbaal which means enemy of Baal. Gideon now that he is assured that God his with him from the signs given in the previous chapter, rises early to get on with the victory. He gathered his troops and marched to pursue the battle.
Jdg 7:2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
It’s a good thing I wasn’t Gideon! You may have heard me start to complain, “Are you serious? I have 32,000 men here to battle an army of 100,000 and you say there are too many? Oh how I would have needed this lesson, for I would have focused far too much on my own ability than trusting in the Lord. God wants to be clear that it is He who gives the victory.
Jdg 7:3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Here is where I believe I would have had some serious doubts. Ten thousand left to face 100,000.
Jdg 7:4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Now, how many reading this think that 10,000 against 100,000 are yet too many?
Jdg 7:5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
Jdg 7:6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
There are many thoughts as to what the different styles of drinking meant. Some think that the ones putting there hands to their mouth were more cautious or careful about what they were doing. The ones bending down to lap the water like a dog were not careful, for they were more concerned about quenching there thirst than about the upcoming battle, not to mention the croc’s that may be in the water.
Jdg 7:7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
Jdg 7:8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
Wow,,,9,700 men marching back home, leaving 300. Not only did they only number 300 but they had their victuals (provisions) in one had and trumpets in the other, pretty hard to fight under those conditions.
Jdg 7:9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
Yes, it is the Lord who we should look to, He gives us the victory.
2Co 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
2Co 12:10 is a good vs. to remember, sometimes hard to put into practice. Too often I find myself trying to do things in my own strength. When I empty myself of myself that is when the Lord can use me. I have to get out of the way first.
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 22:50 |
Gideon part 3
Jdg 6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
Now you might be thinking that they were mad at Gideon for tearing down the idol. Not so, if you remember earlier in vs. 3 Israel had sown their fields and Gideon was threshing wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. What we have is the enemies of Israel gathering as usual to invade and steel the crops has they had previously done. The valley of Jezreel is a large valley suitable base for the Midianite and Amalekite armies, not all that far away from where Gideon was.
Jdg 6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
Gideon is called into service. In the Hebrew “came upon” means clothed. So the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon, gave him armor, put protection on him. Abiezer, the Abiezrites, Gideon’s relation from the tribe of Manasseh of which he also belonged to. Finding no fault in what he had done, joined him their common cause against their enemy.
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 20:42 |
Gideon part 2
Judges 6: 1-14 showed us that the Lord sees us for what we are, what we can be. He has just called Gideon a “mighty man of valour” vs. 12, even though Gideon has reason not to believe that he is this man of valour.
Judges 6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
Gideon is wondering just how is he to accomplish what the Lord wants him to do, after all he is from a poor family and on top of this he is the youngest in his family.
Judges 6:16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
We must remember God plus one, is always a majority. God is faithful, will not call us to do something, and then abandoned us. Our duty is to obey.
In this next section, I really identify with Gideon. On Sunday mornings listening to the Preacher, sitting with other Christians, it is very easy to be faithful, but here is real life coming up for Gideon.
Judges 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Gideon wants a sign. Is not our faith weak sometimes also?
Judges 6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
Judges 6:19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
Judges 6:20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
Judges 6:21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
I cannot say it better than John Wesley who says, “Consumed the flesh - By which, he shewed himself to be no man that needed such provisions, but the Son of God; and by this instance of his omnipotency, gave him assurance, that he both could, and would consume the Midianites.”
Judges 6:22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
Judges 6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Judges 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Now the Lord has a task for Gideon.
Judges 6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
Judges 6:26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
Remember, these were hard times, the Midianites had probably reduced the family’s heard, not to mention that the bullocks belonged to his father who had probably set them aside for the worship of Baal. In addition, he is to tear down his father’s altar to Baal and build an altar unto the Lord.
Judges 6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
Now some might criticize Gideon for doing this at night and not by day, but at least he did it. The risk would have been the same for him whether he had done it in the day for all the city of Ophrah worshipped idols. Doing it at night probably insured that he would be able to complete the task.
Judges 6:28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
Judges 6:29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
Judges 6:30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
Judges 6:31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
Judges 6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
One can just imagine how mad the men of the city were the next morning as they awoke. They were going to pay their morning devotions to Baal but found the altar torn down, and a new altar was burning probably in the place where the old one had stood. They wanted to kill Gideon.
Gideon’s father Joash who had been a worshiper of Baal, now by the actions of his son realizes that if Baal were a real god he would know who had torn down the altar and would be able to take care of this himself. Joash also comes to his senses and prefers the life of his son to the worship of a false god.
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