Judges 6:36

Then Gideon said to God, If you are going to give Israel salvation by my hand, as you have said,

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In The King James Version

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

In Context

35And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others.

37See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.

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Cross References

Judges 6:14And the Lord, turning to him, said, Go in the strength you have and be Israel's saviour from Midian: have I not sent you?

2 Kings 20:9And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said; will the shade go forward ten degrees or back?

Isaiah 7:11Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

Matthew 16:1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:34-40

Gideon's Fleece. ( b. c. 1249.) 33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. 34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt… Read the whole commentary →

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