Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
Then the angel of the LORD reached out with the tip of the staff he was holding and touched the meat and the bread without yeast. Fire suddenly burst up from the rock and completely burned up the meat and bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from Gideon's sight.
The angel proves his divine identity to Gideon by miraculously causing fire to consume the offering, then disappears.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Israel was being oppressed by the Midianites due to their repeated unfaithfulness to God, leading to cycles of sin and deliverance. Gideon, a hesitant young man from the tribe of Manasseh, encounters an angel of the Lord who calls him to lead the Israelites in battle against their oppressors. To confirm the angel's divine authority and reassure Gideon, a miraculous sign occurs where fire consumes his offering from a rock.
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