Judges 6:34

Judges 6:34

32 Therefore on that day he called him ^aJerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.”

33 Then all ^athe Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in ^bthe Valley of Jezreel.

34 But ^athe Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he ^bblew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him.

35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, who also gathered behind him. He also sent messengers to ^aAsher, ^bZebulun, and Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

The Sign of the Fleece

36 So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said—

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the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon—Called in this sudden emergency into the public service of his country, he was supernaturally endowed with wisdom and energy commensurate with the magnitude of the danger and the difficulties of his position. His summons to war was enthusiastically obeyed by all the neighboring tribes. On the eve of a perilous enterprise, he sought to fortify his mind with a fresh assurance of a divine call to the responsible office. The miracle of the fleece was a very remarkable one—especially, considering the copious dews that fall in his country. The divine patience and condescension were wonderfully manifested in reversing the form of the miracle. Gideon himself seems to have been conscious of incurring the displeasure of God by his hesitancy and doubts; but He bears with the infirmities of His people.

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