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Destroying the Pagan Altar - Judges 6:25 – 6:40 (commentary)

Gideon’s father had set up an idol to Baal in a grove of trees on their land like the heathen nations around them. That very night God tested Gideon’s dedication by asking him to tear down his fathers’ altar and to build an altar to Jehovah in its place (vv. 25-26). In addition to this he was to sacrifice ...

Confirming the Will of God - Judges 6:30 – 6:40 (commentary)

When it was confirmed that Gideon was the one guilty of tearing down the altar of Baal the followers marched on Gideon’s house and demanded that he be turned over to them for execution (v. 30). Joash, Gideon’s father responded by saying, “If (Baal) is a God let him contend …

Abraham’s Servant Finds a Wife For Isaac - Genesis 24:10 – 24:28 (commentary)

Charged with his great commission, the servant arose and went to Mesopotamia which was about 450 miles from where Abraham was living in Hebron (v. 10). He went up the Jordan valley, passed Damascus, around the Fertile Crescent, and crossing the Euphrates he reached his destinatio …