Judges 6:20 (GNV)

Passage

And the Angell of God saide vnto him, Take the flesh and the vnleauened bread, and lay them vpon this stone, and powre out the broth: and he did so.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, vntil I come vnto thee, and bring mine offring, and lay it before thee. And he sayde, I will tary vntill thou come againe.

Judges 6:19 Then Gideon went in, and made ready a kidde, and vnleauened bread of an Ephah of floure, and put the flesh in a basket, and put the broth in a pot, and brought it out vnto him vnder the oke, and presented it.

Judges 6:20 And the Angell of God saide vnto him, Take the flesh and the vnleauened bread, and lay them vpon this stone, and powre out the broth: and he did so.

Judges 6:21 Then the Angell of the Lord put forth the ende of the staffe that he had in his hand, and touched the flesh and the vnleauened bread: and there arose vp fire out of the stone, and consumed the flesh and the vnleauened bread: so the Angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.

Judges 6:22 And when Gideon perceiued that it was an Angel of the Lord, Gideon then sayde, Alas, my Lord God: for because I haue seene an Angell of the Lord face to face, I shall die.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angell", "saide", "vnto", "take", "flesh", "vnleauened", "bread", and "vpon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angell" and "saide", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Then Gideon went in and made ready..." into verse 21's "Then the Angell of the Lord put...", so "angell" and "saide" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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