Judges 6:27Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him: and it happened, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
The setting
Ophrah, Israel, ~1200 BC. Nightfall. Gideon and ten servants work by torchlight, tearing down his own father's Baal altar in their backyard. Modern-day West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: recording with empathy for human fear while seeing God's patient understanding
The original word
yare' (יָרֵא) — paralyzing fear that makes you want to hide, not just nervousness
Why it matters
Baal worship included child sacrifice and temple prostitution
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 6:27
This wasn't just any altar — it was his FATHER'S altar, in his own hometown
Common misconceptionPeople think Gideon was a coward, but he was actually protecting his servants from mob violence while still obeying God.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Judges 6:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 6:27 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include obedience, fear. Notable phrases: he feared his father.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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