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NASB | Judges 6:38 And it was so. When he arose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece, he drained the dew from the fleece, a bowl full of water. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 6:38 And it was so. When he got up early the next morning and squeezed the dew out of the fleece, he wrung from it a bowl full of water. |
Subject: laying out fleece vs divining |
Bible Note: Dear Tamara, I asked because I thought there might be a Scripture that actually commented on Gideon's faith, one that I'd not seen. John Gill said of Gideon in this narrative (Judges 6:37), "not that he doubted of it [God's promise of salvation for Israel], but was willing to have a confirmation of his faith; and perhaps his view was more for the encouragement of those that were with him than himself, that he desired the following signs; and though he had had one before, that was to show that he was truly an angel that spoke to him, and not to ascertain the salvation that should be wrought by him; though that might be concluded from his being an angel that spoke to him, and assured him of it." Regarding verse 39, Gill goes on to say that Gideon was "...conscious to himself that it showed great presumption and boldness in him to repeat his request, and that it had the appearance of great diffidence and distrust in him, after he had been indulged with such a sign to confirm his faith; but as it was not so much on his own account as others, and promising to ask no more favours of this kind, he hoped his boldness would not be resented." I'd tend not to presume outside of what the church has generally taught on this question. To surmise without Scriptural grounding that "Gideon lacked faith" sets up an unsafe precedent. In Him, Doc |