Judges 6:17

17 Gideon replied, "If you are pleased with me, give me a special sign. Then I'll know that it's really you talking to me.

Judges 6:17 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 6:17

And he said unto him, if now I have found grace in thy sight,
&c. Or seeing he had, as appeared by his salutation of him as a man of might, by the work he gave him a commission to do, and by the promise of assistance and success:

then show me a sign that thou talkest with me;
in the name of God, as a messenger sent by him, whether an angel or a man; for who he was as yet Gideon was not clear in it, and that what he had said was truth, and would be certainly fulfilled; and which Gideon might desire, not so much, or at least not only for his own sake, and the confirmation of his faith, for which he is renowned, as that he might be able to satisfy others that he had a commission from God, by a messenger of his, to attempt the deliverance of Israel.

Judges 6:17 In-Context

15 "But Lord," Gideon asked, "how can I possibly save Israel? My family group is the weakest in the tribe of Manasseh. And I'm the least important member of my family."

16 The LORD answered, "I will be with you. So you will strike down the men of Midian all at one time."

17 Gideon replied, "If you are pleased with me, give me a special sign. Then I'll know that it's really you talking to me.

18 Please don't go away until I come back. I'll bring my offering and set it down in front of you." The LORD said, "I will wait until you return."

19 Gideon went and prepared a young goat. From more than half a bushel of flour he made bread without using yeast. He put the meat in a basket. In a pot he put soup that was made from the meat. Then he brought all of it and offered it to the LORD under the oak tree.