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“And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down…and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built…Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die…and Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal?” (Judges 6:28-31).
Gideon had destroyed Baal’s altar and idol at night, and when the men of the city found out the next morning, they were very angry. They approached Gideon’s father Joash, wanting to have Gideon killed for having done this. The altar and idol of Baal had belonged to Gideon’s father, but when Gideon destroyed it, his father defended Gideon to the men of the city, and would not let them harm him.
This shows us that Joash also had a conscience about worshiping false gods, but did not have the courage himself to do something about it. But when Gideon did it, he defended him. Sometimes when we take a faithful stand for the Lord, we will find that others will step up and agree with us. Let us never hesitate to be faithful to the Lord; perhaps someone else just needs a little courage to do the same.
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