Judges 6:40 (ASV)

Passage

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:38 And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.

Judges 6:39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

Judges 6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "night", "upon", "fleece", "only", and "ground". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "night" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Gideon said unto God Let not...", giving immediate footing for "night" and "upon". In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "night" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.