Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.
Nevertheless, what he did was sinful.  "He usurped the prerogatives of the Aaronic Priesthood, drawing away the people of Israel from their one and only true sanctuary, thereby not only undermining the theocratic unity of God's people, but also giving a strong impetus to the relapse of the nation of Israel into the worship of Baal, following his death.  This sin destroyed the house of Gideon."[26]  Regarding the question of just what the ephod made by Gideon looked like, nothing is certainly known.  "We know nothing of its shape, size, or use, although it may well have been a priestly garment."[27]  A number of scholars suppose that this ephod was some kind of an image.  Moore called it, "an idol,"[28] but that was merely his deduction based upon the fact that Israel worshipped it.