Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.
"There are some profound spiritual implications in Gideon’s assignment. 1. Baal must go before Midian can go. . . . 2. God’s altar cannot be built until Baal’s altar is destroyed. . . . 3. The place we must start is in our own backyard." [Note: Inrig, pp. 100-101.] 