And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
The verse belongs to the raising up of Gideon to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression, after seven years of suffering that brought the people to turn back to the Lord. That night the renewed request was granted to reverse the test, so that the fleece alone stayed dry while dew covered all the ground. The reversal answered uncertainty and a cautious desire for further assurance. It confirmed the call and the promise to be with him to save Israel through him.
The dry fleece amid dew-covered ground stands as an instance of setting signs to decide duty. To use such tests for knowing His will is delusive and contrary to His will.
The verse belongs to the raising up of Gideon to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression, after seven years of suffering that brought the people to turn back to the Lord. That night the renewed request was granted to reverse the test, so that the fleece alone stayed dry while dew covered all the ground. The reversal answered uncertainty and a cautious desire for further assurance. It confirmed the call and the promise to be with him to save Israel through him.
The dry fleece amid dew-covered ground stands as an instance of setting signs to decide duty. To use such tests for knowing His will is delusive and contrary to His will.