GIDEON

WHY WAS GIDEON CALLED UPON

• The Israelites were doing evil in the sight of The Lord
• Because of this God delivered them into the hands of the Midianites
• The Israelites were in bondage for seven years

GIDEON IS CALLED UPON

• An angel of The Lord came to Gideon
• When The Lord was calling upon him
• Gideon kept making excuses for why he could not do it
• The angel made fire rise from meat and unleavened bread covered with broth
• Gideon built an alter there naming it The Lord is Peace

GIDEON AND THE ALTAR OF BAAL

• Gideon was called upon by God to destroy his father's altar for Baal
• Gideon did so and he cut down the pole to Asherah
• Gideon built another altar to The Lord and used the wood from the pole of Asherah
• To sacrifice a bull

THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ANGRY AT GIDEON

• Because Gideon destroyed the Altar and the pole many people of the
• Land were angry at him but decided that Baal would deal with him
• His name was changed to Jerub-Baal meaning let Baal contend with him