YHWH decided it was time to smash the Baal and slaughter the Bull. He picked Gideon for the task (Judg. 6:25). Gideon's father, Joash had a Baal altar and before… — September 10, 2011
To impress his guest, Gideon makes the angel cakes (presumably not angel food cake?) and goat stew(next time you have an important visitor, I dare you to prepare them a… — August 27, 2011
Gideon has been given the call to "Go, deliver Israel from Midian" but he's not too keen on the idea. He responds with another question: "How can I… — August 20, 2011
In the last post in this series, Gideon asked the divine messenger why are the Midianites oppressing them and where are YHWH's wonderful acts of deliverance (Judg. 6:13). (Gideon apparently… — August 14, 2011
During the time of Gideon, YHWH gave the Israelites into the hands of the Midianites who brutally oppressed them. As we can see from this life-like portrayal on… — August 5, 2011