Judges 6:27 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

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

This occurs during Israel's oppression by the Midianites, when God called Gideon to tear down his father's altar to Baal and the Asherah pole beside it. Baal worship had become widespread in Israel, even in Gideon's own family, making this a dangerous act of defiance against the popular religion of the time.

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