“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 as the LORD had commanded him; but because he was too afraid of his family and the townspeople to do it by day, he did it by night. — Gideon's execution 'by night' to avoid opposition from 'his family and the townspeople' reveals the local commitment to Baalism and the social cost of covenant reform. Yet his obedience despite fear demonstrates faith sufficient for the commission.
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