Why did God choose someone whose family worshipped Baal (Jg. 6:25)?
Judges 6:11 - 27
KJV - 11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
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Tim Maas
Supporter
As indicated by Judges 6:13, although Gideon's father (as noted in Judges 6:30) worshipped Ba'al, Gideon himself had apparently remained devoted to God. I would say that God's choice of him to deliver Israel at that time was consistent with Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 of God choosing lowly things to shame the strong (that is, to counteract the predominant worship of Ba'al), and to make clear that it was God's power alone that made Gideon's accomplishments possible (as also indicated in Judges 7:1-8, when God narrowed Gideon's troops down to only 300 men).
Donna Williams
Supporter
I believe it was because the LORD looked upon Gideon and saw a mighty man of valor, as stated in verse 12. I would say that it was because the LORD knew that he would carry out all that he was commanded to do. Gideon was a man of great courage, and the Holy Spirit empowered him to defeat the Midianites!
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