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
This command came after God called Gideon to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression. Gideon's own father had built an altar to the false god Baal and set up an Asherah pole (a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah) in their town. God was instructing Gideon to tear down these false religious symbols and replace them with proper worship of the true God.
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