Judges 6:39

And again he said to God: “Let not your fury be enkindled against me, if I test once more, seeking a sign in the fleece. I pray that only the fleece may be dry, and all the ground may be wet with dew.”

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In The King James Version

And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

In Context

38And so it was done. And rising in the night, wringing out the fleece, he filled a vessel with the dew.

40And that night, God did as he had requested. And it was dry only on the fleece, and there was dew on all the ground.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:30“I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.”

Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am accomplishing new things. And presently, they will spring forth. With certainty, you will know them. I will make a way in the desert, and rivers in an impassible place.

Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas said firmly: “It was necessary to speak the Word of God first to you. But because you reject it, and so judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 28:28Therefore, let it be known to you, that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they shall listen to it.”

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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