Judges:6:21-36-40

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* Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand , and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes ; and there rose up fire out of the rock , and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes . Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight . * And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD , Gideon said , Alas , O Lord GOD ! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face . * And the LORD said unto him , Peace be unto thee ; fear not : thou shalt not die . * Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD , and called it Jehovahshalom Y @havah : unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites #Abiy ha -#Ezriy #. * And it came to pass the same night , that the LORD said unto him , Take thy fathers young bullock , even the second bullock of seven years old , and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath , and cut down the grove that is by it : * And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock ma #owz #, in the ordered place ma #arakah #, and take the second bullock , and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt 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 fathers 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 they said one to another , Who hath done this thing ? And when they enquired and asked , they said , Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing . * Then the men of the city said unto Joash Yow #ash #, Bring out thy son , that he may die : because he hath cast down the altar of Baal Ba #al #, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it . * And Joash said unto all that stood against him , Will ye plead for Baal Ba #al #? will ye save him ? he that will plead for him , let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning : if he be a god , let him plead for himself , because one hath cast down his altar . * Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal Y @rubba #al #, saying , Let Baal plead against him , because he hath thrown down his altar . * Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together , and went over , and pitched in the valley of Jezreel Yizr @#e #l #. * But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon Gid #own #, and he blew a trumpet ; and Abiezer #Abiy #ezer # was gathered after him . * And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh ; who also was gathered after him : and he sent messengers unto Asher , and unto Zebulun , and unto Naphtali ; and they came up to meet them . * And Gideon said unto God , If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand , as thou hast said ,

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