Title: Jerubbaal/Judges 6:24-40
Content Judges 6:24-40 Jerubbaal
To lead a life of faith is perhaps truly lonely. Because all other people follow the big, many, and powerful things, they can only be lonely because they have to follow the path of the Lord who has gone before them. It is even more so when we only look and follow God's promises. That's why the Lord said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" (Matthew 16:24).
The text we read today tells Gideon to take his father's 7-year-old bull.
I made you sacrifice it, and I told you to cut down Baal and Asherah, whom my father served, so you
This is what has been implemented. Before doing this, he made bread with the young goat.
With saliva, he asked for a sign of favor with the Lord. In that case, the wealth
He reached out the tip of Gideon's staff and burned all his possessions. only then
Realizing that it was God who came to him, he was deeply moved.
I was afraid. God reassured Gideon that he would not die.
did it So he called the place 'Jehovah Shalom'. now
Until now, he lived not by himself, but by the grace of God.
confessed that it was
But why did God give Gideon a bull that belonged to his father?
Did you say that you were to hit, or did you say that you were to take down idols? it's because of my father
It contains the meaning that God will judge the given sin. Likewise
When God appears on earth, he always appears with idols.
is true. so that humans serve closely and protect themselves
They reveal what they believe to be given, accuse, condemn, and destroy.
This is to show that God is God.
That God reveals Himself with idols means that
Because there is a problem with human knowledge and thinking. Baal and Asherah
Ho and God are different gods. But at that time most people
He was a god he had always served. Therefore, no one can ignorantly ignore the god.
will be. To get along with them, you have to acknowledge their god and
In order to make peace with the field in a humane way, you have to get into it easily.
there is no
But Gideon destroyed Baal and Asherah according to the word of God.
is. When the townspeople saw this scene, they were outraged. Gideon's father
They come and try to kill Gideon, and so on. At this time, Gideon's son
B Joash told the townspeople, “If Baal is truly a god, he will destroy the altar.
If it was, then we will discuss it ourselves.” and thus the cause of the dispute is settled.
it will be erased Because of this, the name given to Gideon was Jerubbaal.
is. It means 'Baal will contend with them'.
An idol has a specific shape and is fixed in one place.
is that As you know, this is man himself. but God
has no shape. That is, access to God through nature is blocked.
it means there is No one has access to God, but only to God
It is possible only for the elect, and only through faith in the covenant of God.
is.
Therefore, God wants to destroy the false gods held by humans.
You are appearing on this earth. Why do you destroy idols? it's that
To establish God's own sanctuary in the place of idols (Exodus
15:17-18). Therefore, that the sanctuary is built upon the earth, the name of the Lord triumphs.
One result. This sanctuary is the place where man's sinful nature is finally revealed.
is.
To the Gentiles, idols are their source of abundance and life.
Absolute existence. But the bible says that idols are vain
It was. Psalm 96:5 says, "All gods of the nations are vanity; the LORD
He created it.” Also, in Psalm 115:4-8, idols were created by humans
They said it was just a handicraft. Then he said, "If you have a mouth,
They have eyes but do not see; they have ears but do not hear; they have noses
They cannot smell it; they have hands but cannot touch them; they have feet but cannot walk.
They cannot even make a sound with their throats; those who make idols
All of them will be like him.” Here we see
You should know, "Everyone who makes an idol and everyone who trusts in it
It will be the same.”
Another definition of idols is that we know well Exod. 20
In the ten commandments in the chapter, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image.”
As you can see from the verse, everything you serve for yourself is an idol.
All. It could be God or it could be Jesus. also god
The Bible says, “Destroy the members that are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, use and evil.
a lust and covetousness, which covetousness is idolatry.
Wrath is coming” (Colossians 3:5-6).
A successful ministry is an idol.
Do you come to church to give up covetousness? if not
Is it to increase greed? The content of your prayers is mainly
What is it? Prosperity in farming, business well, children prosper, family harmony, health
What makes you live longer, etc.? These things seek the Lord for themselves
If this is the purpose, then that is idolatry. There the wrath of God
is coming
And after acting regardless of the will of the Lord, go to the end of the Lord's
Just adding a name is not enough. Ignore the course of work and go to the end
It is also not acceptable to say 'for the glory of God'. to Jehovah God
When he comes to us, he always comes to destroy these idols.
is. If you don't break it, it's just a curse. Always speak of the idols in us
In light of that, it has to be dug out. For that, look at the words
listening to a sermon.
When Jesus came to this earth, he was the most religiously zealous and splendid at the time.
Destroyed the Temple of the Crab Garnished Building. This is how Jesus broke
It was to rebuild. to build a new temple
is. The temple is not a visible building temple, but the city of God's covenant.
it was drunk The fulfillment of that covenant cannot be achieved with money, human devotion, or material things.
not by sacrificing his own body on the cross, but by sacrificing
it was happening. The temple that was built was Jesus Christ
It is a church called the body of the Way. This church will continue to function as the Messiah
This is where you go out. The function of the Messiah is to destroy idols in the holy temple.
It refers to the fighting function. The people who were called to come here
They are all soldiers of war. "I am the way, the truth, and the life"
God the Lord would not be given any hallowment in any other way.
Therefore, a God who grasped God through nature or created with human wisdom
Remember that it is a repetition of idolatry in any form, and that true believers
He came to this earth not to believe, but to fulfill God's promises.
I believe in Him who died on the cross as my Lord. The Cross
To believe in Jesus, who died in the world, as my Lord, I will follow in his footsteps.
it means all