Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
So Gideon took ten of his servants and did exactly what the LORD had told him to do. But because he was afraid of his father's family and the people in his city, he couldn't do it during the day, so he did it at night.
Gideon obeyed God's command but did it secretly at night because he was afraid of how his family and community would react.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of the Judges, Israel was caught in a cycle of turning away from God, falling into idolatry, and suffering oppression from enemies like the Midianites. Gideon, a reluctant leader from the tribe of Manasseh, was called by God to start his mission by destroying his father's altar to Baal as a sign of faithfulness. This act was carried out at night due to Gideon's fear of backlash from his family and the local community, who were deeply entrenched in Baal worship.
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