In the book of Judges we learned how Jehovah God told Gideon, “Take your father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the grove that is by it. And build an altar unto the LORD your 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 you shall cut down. 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. And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built”, and in chapter six and verse twenty-nine of Judges, we learn how, “they said one to another, Who has done this thing?” where we read,
And they said one to another, Who has done this thing?
And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.
The verse reads, “And they said one to another, Who has done this thing?” The writer began with the words, “and they said one to another” which means “and they, the men of the city, uttered, declared, proclaimed and questioned”, “who has done this thing” or “what person has performed and produced this act and deed”? The writer shared how the “men of the city” asked what person performed all the destructive acts.
The verse goes on to say, “And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.” The writer continued with the words, “and when they enquired and asked” which means “and at the time and moment they, the men of the city, consulted and sought to find out and requested”, “they said” or “they, the people who answered, uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “Gideon the son of Joash” which means “Gideon whose name means ‘hewer’ and was the youngest male offspring and progeny of Joash of the Abiezrites, fifth judge of Israel who led the Israelites against the Midianites” “has done this thing” or “has performed and produced this act and deed”. The writer shared at the time and moment the “men of the city” investigated and requested what person performed these acts, they were told it was “Gideon”.
When we consider the words in this verse, we learn how the “men of the city” desired to know who performed the destructive deeds upon their altar to “Baal” and the tree orchard beside it. God was ultimately responsible for this destruction, however, these “men” wanted to find out who caused all this trouble. In a similar manner to the way God knew who destroyed the altar of Baal and the orchard, God knows and loves us. Because we have sin in our lives that leads to death (See Romans 3:23; 6:23), He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind and to be resurrected from the dead after three days. When we put our faith and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put His Holy Spirit within us to guide us into all truth and to help us know when we are to perform a work He has assigned to us while He will receives the glory regardless of who inquires as to who did this.
Next time we learn how, “the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out your son”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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