Judges 6:40 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.”

Judges 6:40

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And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.

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.

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

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Judges 6:1

"And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years."

Judges 6:2

"And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: {and} because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which {are} in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. {prevailed: Heb. was strong}"

Judges 6:3

"And {so} it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;"

Judges 6:4

"And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. {sheep: or goat}"

Judges 6:5

"For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; {for} both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it."

Judges 6:6

"And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD."

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