prove it to me in this way. I will put a wool fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If the fleece is wet with dew in the morning but the ground is dry, then I will know that you are going to help me rescue Israel as you promised.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The threshing floors were and still are under the open air, and usually circular. The second sign (Judges 6:40) would be more convincin…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A fleece of wool. — In works of art this is sometimes represented as an entire sheepskin, probably from an erroneous explanation o…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor
On the floor where he was threshing, where the angel first appeared…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These signs are truly miraculous, and very significant. Gideon and his men were going to fight the Midianites; could God distinguish between a smal…