Judges 2:3Conservative English VersionAnd so, I'll stop helping you defeat your enemies. Instead, they will be there to trap you into worshiping their idols. See the chapter |
Gideon returned to his home in Ophrah and had the gold made into a statue, which the Israelites soon started worshiping. They became unfaithful to God, and even Gideon and his family were trapped into worshiping the statue. The Midianites had been defeated so badly that they were no longer strong enough to attack Israel. And so Israel was at peace for the remaining forty years of Gideon's life.