Judges 6:39

Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me, I will speak one more time. Please allow me one more test using the fleece. This time make the fleece dry, and let there be dew on all the ground around it.”

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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

38This is what happened—Gideon rose early the next morning, he pressed the fleece together, and wrung out the dew from the fleece, enough to fill a bowl with water.

40God did what he asked for that night. The fleece was dry, and there was dew on all the ground around it.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:30He said, “Please do not be angry, Lord, so I may speak. Perhaps thirty will be found there.” He replied, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”

Psalms 107:33He turns rivers into a wilderness, 1 springs of water into dry land, 1

Isaiah 43:19Look, I am about to do a new thing; now it begins to happen; do you not perceive it? 1 I will make a road in the desert and streams of water in the wilderness. 1

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

Acts 13:46But Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing you push it away from yourselves and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, see, we will turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 28:28Therefore, you should know that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen.”

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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