Judg 6:25-32 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 6:25-32: 6:25-32 In a provocative act that was commanded by God, Gideon destroyed and desecrated a community altar to Baal and its Asherah pole. 6:25 In Canaanite worship, Baal was a storm and fertility god, while Asherah was often represented as a sacred tree.

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‏ Judges 6:25-32

Summary for Judg 6:25-32: 6:25-32 ^a In a provocative act that was commanded by God, Gideon destroyed and desecrated a community altar to Baal and its Asherah pole. 6:25 ^b In Canaanite worship, Baal was a storm and fertility god, while Asherah was often represented as a sacred tree.
6:31 ^c The first person to follow Gideon’s inspired act of leadership and abandon Baal for the Lord was Gideon’s father Joash, who was, ironically, the keeper of the Baal shrine.