And God did that night as he had requested: and it was dry on the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

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

And God doth so on that night, and there is drought on the fleece alone, and on all the earth there hath been dew.

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.

And that night, God did as he had requested. And it was dry only on the fleece, and there was dew on all the ground.

And God did so that night: for it was (q) dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
(q) By which he was assured that it was a miracle of God.

And God did so that night,.... The night following, the night being the season in which the dew falls:
for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground; and this might signify, that not Gideon only, as before, should partake of the divine favour, but all the Israelites, who would share in the salvation wrought by him. Many interpreters observe, that all this is an emblem of the different case and state of the Jews and Gentiles under the different dispensations; that whereas under the former dispensation the Jews partook of the divine favour only, and of the blessings of grace, and enjoyed the words and ordinances with which they were watered, when the Gentiles all around them were like a barren wilderness; so, under the Gospel dispensation, the Gentiles share the above benefits to a greater degree, while the Jews are entirely destitute of them.

And God did so - See how tender God is, even of the weak; and how ready to condescend to their infirmities! These signs were very expressive. They are going to engage the Midianites. Could God distinguish between a small fleece of Israel, and the vast floor of Midian? Yes, by this token it appears that he can. Is Gideon desirous, that the dew of divine grace might descend on himself in particular? He sees the fleece wet with dew, to assure him of it. Does he desire, that God will be as the dew to all Israel? Behold all the ground is wet!