Gideon

Bulls and Baals (Gideon 9)

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…
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Angel cakes and goat stew: Gideon 8

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…
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Answers in unexpected ways: Gideon 5

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…
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