KJV ORIGINAL
And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And that's exactly what happened: Gideon got up early the next morning and squeezed the fleece together, wringing out the dew from it—a whole bowl full of water.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows God faithfully answering Gideon's request for a sign, demonstrating His patience with our doubts and His desire to reassure us.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's oppression by the Midianites, when God called the reluctant farmer Gideon to be a military leader. Gideon had asked God for a sign—that dew would collect on a fleece while the ground around it stayed dry—to confirm God's promise to use him to save Israel from their enemies.
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