2. Seeking a Sign (Laying Out a Fleece) There is one instance in the Old Testament in which a man asked God to reveal his will by use of a sign. Gideon used a fleece to confirm what an angel had already revealed to him (Judges 6:36-40). He placed a wool fleece on the ground and asked God to let there be dew on the fleece and that the ground around the fleece be dry. Then he asked God to let the fleece be dry and the ground around the fleece be wet. If these things occurred, Gideon would know that God was calling him to follow the directions of the angel. God permitted this sign, but Scripture later teaches against asking for signs. Jesus said that it is evil to seek after signs. See Matthew 12:39. God indeed gives us signs to bring us to faith, but we are
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