Exposed for Destruction

Judges 18:7

"Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man."

Every year I take a foreign trip to visit a missionary friend of mine down in Central America.

Will Ye Plead for Baal?

Judges 6:31

"And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar."

One of the first things Gideon did when he began to lead Israel was to remove the altars of Baal.

It Still Takes God

Joshua 7:12

"Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you."

The children of Israel had just won the battle of Jericho.