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God did so that night: for it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
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A Sign of Divine Power
Commentators agree that this second sign, being contrary to natural phenomena, was a direct and miraculous intervention by God. Matthew Henry notes its significance: it proved to Gideon that God could distinguish between the small 'fleece' of Israel and the vast 'floor' of Midian, assuring him of God's precise power to bring about a specific victory.
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19th Century
Anglican
It was dry upon the fleece only. Such a result, not being in accordance with natural circumstances, could only have arisen from di…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God did so that night The night following, the night being the season in which the dew falls:
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…
