Judges 6:25
And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
Cross-reference
Judges 3:7 describes Israel serving Baals and Asherah, providing the backdrop for why Gideon must destroy these very idols.
Genesis 35:2 records Jacob commanding his household to put away foreign gods, mirroring Gideon's command to tear down Baal's altar and Asherah pole.
Exodus 34:13 commands destroying altars and cutting down Asherah poles — the same order God gives Gideon to obey.
Deuteronomy 7:5 repeats the command to break altars and cut down Asherah poles — Gideon’s action directly fulfills this law.
1 Kings 18:21 also confronts Baal worship—Elijah calls Israel to choose between Yahweh and Baal, directly relating to Gideon's destruction of Baal's altar.
Matthew 6:24 teaches you cannot serve both God and money—a parallel principle of exclusive devotion, as Gideon rejects Baal for God.
Matthew 10:37 demands loyalty to Christ above family—Gideon's obedience to tear down his father's altar exemplifies putting God first.
Acts 4:19 shows apostles obeying God rather than human authority, paralleling Gideon's choice to obey God over his father's household.
Acts 5:29 states 'We must obey God rather than men,' directly reflecting Gideon's obedience to God's command despite family ties.
2 Corinthians 6:15-17 calls believers to separate from idols and uncleanness, echoing Gideon's act of tearing down the idolatrous altar.
In 2 Kings 18:4, Hezekiah likewise destroys altars and cuts down Asherah poles, showing a recurring reform pattern.
2 Chronicles 14:3 records Asa removing foreign altars and cutting down Asherah poles — the same reform action.