In Judges 6:25–27, God gives Gideon his first mission, and it is not what anyone expected. Instead of marching against the Midianites, God sends him to tear down the altar of Baal in his own father's house. Nathan unpacks why God always starts reformation at home, dealing with the root before the fruit. He explores the striking parallels between Baal imagery and modern entertainment, the difference between foolish recklessness and wise courage, and why it is always the generation with nothing left to lose that God raises up to tear down the altars. Before you tear down, build.

Tags: Judges 6, Gideon, Baal, Asherah, reformation, idolatry, courage, dominion, God's World God's Way, biblical manhood, postmillennialism, Christian reconstruction