TEARING DOWN THE IDOLS Chris contrasts the Biblical story of Gideon with that of King Josiah, showing how the knowledge of God led both men to throw down the idols that had corrupted the people of ancient Israel. The first commandment to have no other gods before the Lord was obeyed first; and then God granted the great reforms and victories that followed. Is this a picture of what needs to happen in our own country today? How can believers confront the idols in the land of America?