AN ALTAR UNTO GOD
Judges 6:25:32
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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 32
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal
plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar._
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