Some suggest that the destruction of Baal is the main part of these verses. But that is not so, as the destruction of the Baal is the subject of only verses Judges 6:25–27. The second half of the passage, which is longer than the first, contains the main part, as it deals with the fanatical response of the Baalist men of Ophrah, in their search for the transgressor who harmed the Baal and in their eagerness to punish Gideon. In fact, it is not the war against the Baal that the passage emphasizes, but precisely the corruption of the men of Ophrah in their Baal worship…. The object of the passage is to illustrate the critical spiritual situation existing before Gideon began to act as deliverer. In the other judge accounts the deliverer is supported or favoured by the people; Gideon here goes against his family and the men of his town.
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25 Dans la même nuit, l'Eternel dit à Gédéon: Prends le jeune taureau de ton père, et un second taureau de sept ans. Renverse l'autel de Baal qui est à ton père, et abats le pieu sacré qui est dessus.