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Gideon said to God, Don`t let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.
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Humble Boldness in Prayer
Commentators note that Gideon's phrase, "Let not thine anger be hot against me," shows his awareness that he is making a bold request. This echoes Abraham's prayer for Sodom (Genesis 18:32) and teaches that approaching God can involve both humility and a bold confidence to ask for clarity, especially when undertaking His work.
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19th Century
Anglican
Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once. —The phrase is the same as in Genesis 18:32. The w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Gideon said to God In the same way as before, and on the morning when he had been favoured with the sight of the…
Presbyterian
These signs are truly miraculous, and very significant. Gideon and his men were going to fight the Midianites; could God distinguish between a smal…
