In 6.25-32: Gideon pulls down Baal's altar.
The sacred pole was a symbol of the goddess Asherah.
Using it as firewood would be a calculated desecration.
In verse 27: Gideon is an ambivalent hero (v. 15, 17); he prefers to act by night.
In verse 31: If he is a god: A god unable to defend its own interests is not really a god at all.
In verse 32: Gideon's other name, Jerubbaal ('let Baal contend"), would have been offensive to later believers.
Here is receives an orthodox interpretation as a reminder of Baal's humiliation.
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