Judges 6:11-22

Judges 6:11-22

[11] And there came  an angel  of the LORD,  and sat  under an oak  which was in Ophrah,  that pertained unto Joash  the Abiezrite:  and his son  Gideon  threshed  wheat  by the winepress,  to hide  it from  the Midianites.  [12] And the angel  of the LORD  appeared  unto him, and said  unto him, The LORD  is with thee, thou mighty  man of valour.  [13] And Gideon  said  unto him, Oh  my Lord,  if  the LORD  be with us, why then is all this befallen  us? and where be all his miracles  which our fathers  told  us of, saying,  Did not the LORD  bring us up  from Egypt?  but now the LORD  hath forsaken  us, and delivered  us into the hands  of the Midianites.  [14] And the LORD  looked  upon him, and said,  in this thy might,  and thou shalt save  Israel  from the hand  of the Midianites:  have not I sent  [15] And he said  unto him, Oh  my Lord,  wherewith  shall I save  Israel?  behold, my family  is poor  in Manasseh,  and I am the least  in my father's  house.  [16] And the LORD  said  unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite  the Midianites  as one  man.  [17] And he said  unto him, If now I have found  grace  in thy sight,  then shew  me a sign  that thou talkest  with me. [18] Depart  not hence, I pray thee, until I come  unto thee, and bring forth  my present,  and set  it before  thee. And he said,  I will tarry  until thou come again.  [19] And Gideon  went in,  and made ready  a kid,  and unleavened cakes  of an ephah  of flour:  the flesh  he put  in a basket,  and he put  the broth  in a pot,  and brought it out  unto him under the oak,  and presented  it. [20] And the angel  of God  said  unto him, Take  the flesh  and the unleavened cakes,  and lay  them upon this  rock,  and pour out  the broth.  And he did  [21] 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.  [22] And when Gideon  perceived  that he was an angel  of the LORD,  Gideon  said,  Alas,  O Lord  GOD!  for because  I have seen  an angel  of the LORD  face