Idol of the Phoenician god Baal
The conquest of the promised land was riddled with the nation falling time and again into idolatry…
Every time, G-d would raise up judges that would challenge the nation, eradicate the idols and lead them to victory in the ongoing battles.
Another well-known story is that of Gideon, who bravely smashed his father’s idol of Baal and led his clansman to victory.
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Early the next morning, the townspeople found that the altar of Baal had been torn down and the sacred post beside it had been cut down and that the second bull had been offered on the newly built altar...
וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֤ה נֻתַּץ֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר-עָלָ֖יו כֹּרָ֑תָה וְאֵת֙ הַפָּ֣ר הַשֵּׁנִ֔י הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל-הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ הַבָּנֽוּי...
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