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Gideon was the son of Joash from the Abiezrite clan of the tribe of Manasseh. He lived in [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ophrah Ophrah]. One night, Gideon was secretly threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites when the [[angel]] of the LORD appeared to him. The angel told Gideon that God had chosen him as a judge to rescue Israel.<ref name="기드온 사사">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A11-14%20&version=NIV|title=Judges 6:11-14 |quote= }}</ref> Gideon humbled himself as the least of the [[The Twelve Tribes of Israel|tribe]] of Manasseh<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A15%20&version=NIV|title=Judges 6:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and asked for a sign to see if this mission was truly from God. In response, the angel performed a miracle—fire rose from a rock and consumed the offering Gideon had prepared.<ref name="기드온 천사">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+6%3A17-21&version=NIV |title=Judges 6:17–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Gideon was the son of Joash from the Abiezrite clan of the tribe of Manasseh. He lived in [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ophrah Ophrah]. One night, Gideon was secretly threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites when the [[angel]] of the LORD appeared to him. The angel told Gideon that God had chosen him as a judge to rescue Israel.<ref name="기드온 사사">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A11-14%20&version=NIV|title=Judges 6:11-14 |quote= }}</ref> Gideon humbled himself as the least of the [[The Twelve Tribes of Israel|tribe]] of Manasseh<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A15%20&version=NIV|title=Judges 6:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and asked for a sign to see if this mission was truly from God. In response, the angel performed a miracle—fire rose from a rock and consumed the offering Gideon had prepared.<ref name="기드온 천사">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges+6%3A17-21&version=NIV |title=Judges 6:17–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
That night, Gideon destroyed the altar of Baal and the Asherah pole that stood at his father Joash’s house. He then built a new altar for God and offered a bull as a [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|burnt offering]].<ref name="기드온 바알">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A25-27&version=NIV|title=Judges 6:25-27|quote= }}</ref> The next morning, the Israelites went to Joash’s house and tried to kill Gideon for destroying the [[Idol|idols]]. Joash defended his son, saying, “If Baal were a god, he would come out against Gideon himself,” and Gideon earned the nickname Jerub-Baal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www. | That night, Gideon destroyed the altar of Baal and the Asherah pole that stood at his father Joash’s house. He then built a new altar for God and offered a bull as a [[Sacrifices in the Old Testament|burnt offering]].<ref name="기드온 바알">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A25-27&version=NIV|title=Judges 6:25-27|quote= }}</ref> The next morning, the Israelites went to Joash’s house and tried to kill Gideon for destroying the [[Idol|idols]]. Joash defended his son, saying, “If Baal were a god, he would come out against Gideon himself,” and Gideon earned the nickname Jerub-Baal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%206%3A31-32&version=NIV |title=Judges 6:31-32|}}</ref> | ||
===Seeking God’s Sign=== | ===Seeking God’s Sign=== | ||