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.
Build an altar to the LORD your God on top of this rock, in the proper way, and take the second bull and offer it as a burnt sacrifice using the wood from the Asherah pole that you will cut down.
God is commanding Gideon to build a proper altar and make a sacrifice using wood from the false idol he's supposed to destroy.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Israel was under oppression from the Midianites due to their unfaithfulness to God and their worship of false idols like Baal. Gideon, a hesitant young man from an ordinary family, is chosen by an angel to lead Israel and begins by receiving instructions to destroy his father's pagan altar and Asherah pole. He is then commanded to build a new altar to the Lord and offer a sacrifice using the wood from the destroyed idol, symbolizing a return to true worship.
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