Bible Chapter Summary
Judges 6 Summary
The Call of Gideon
Israel's sin brings seven years of Midianite oppression that strips the land bare, and when they cry out the LORD sends a prophet of rebuke. The angel of the LORD appears to Gideon as he threshes wheat in hiding, calling him a mighty man of valour to save Israel; Gideon offers a sacrifice consumed by fire and builds an altar called Jehovah-shalom. Obeying God, he tears down his father's altar of Baal by night and is renamed Jerubbaal. Clothed with the Spirit, he musters an army and twice tests God with a fleece to confirm his calling.
Key themes
Key verses
Judges 6:12
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.”
Judges 6:14
“And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?”
Judges 6:24
“Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.”
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