Judges 6:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And build an altar unto the LORD thy 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 thou shalt cut down.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Gideon is to build an altar to the Lord and offer the bull as a burnt sacrifice using the felled grove's wood.
What Does Judges 6:26 Mean?
The command is not merely to tear down but to build up. Gideon is to erect an altar to the Lord on the height, in the proper manner, and there offer the bull as a burnt sacrifice, using the very wood of the idol's grove for the fire. The instruments of false worship become fuel for true worship.
God always replaces what He removes. He does not leave the heart empty after clearing out an idol; He establishes right worship in its place. The pole cut down for Baal now feeds the flame for the Lord. This is the pattern of genuine repentance, not merely abandoning the false but giving oneself wholly to the true, so that what once served sin is turned to the glory of God.
Judges 6:26 in the Original Language
olah (עֹלָה), 'burnt sacrifice' -- an offering wholly consumed by fire, given entirely to God.
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What does Judges 6:26 mean?
Gideon is to build an altar to the Lord and offer the bull as a burnt sacrifice using the felled grove's wood.