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Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the LORD disappeared. <a href="/nlt/judges/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the angel of the LORD touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the LORD disappeared. <a href="/esv/judges/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the angel of the LORD reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes. And fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. And the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/bsb/judges/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/kjv/judges/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the Angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire rose out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the Angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. <a href="/nasb_/judges/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/nasb/judges/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/nasb77/judges/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/lsb/judges/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the angel of Yahweh put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of Yahweh went away from before his eyes. <a href="/amp/judges/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the Angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in His hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire flared up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the Angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/csb/judges/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/hcsb/judges/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The Angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in His hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the Angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/asv/judges/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then the angel of Jehovah put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Jehovah departed out of his sight. <a href="/cev/judges/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The angel was holding a walking stick, and he touched the meat and the bread with the end of the stick. Flames jumped from the rock and burned up the meat and the bread. When Gideon looked, the angel was gone. <a href="/erv/judges/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. <a href="/gwt/judges/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the Messenger of the LORD touched the meat and the bread with the tip of the staff that was in his hand. Fire flared up from the rock and burned the meat and the bread. Then the Messenger of the LORD disappeared. <a href="/gnt/judges/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the LORD's angel reached out and touched the meat and the bread with the end of the stick he was holding. Fire came out of the rock and burned up the meat and the bread. Then the angel disappeared. <a href="/isv/judges/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> The angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and unleavened bread. Fire broke out from inside the boulder, consuming the meat and unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished in front of him. <a href="/net/judges/6.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD's messenger touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of his staff. Fire flared up from the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened bread. The LORD's messenger then disappeared. <a href="/nheb/judges/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. <a href="/wbt/judges/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed from his sight.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/judges/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/web/judges/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Then Yahweh’s angel stretched out the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then Yahweh’s angel departed out of his sight. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the Messenger of YHWH puts forth the end of the staff which [is] in His hand, and comes against the flesh, and against the unleavened things, and the fire goes up out of the rock and consumes the flesh and the unleavened things—and the Messenger of YHWH has gone from his eyes. <a href="/ylt/judges/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the messenger of Jehovah putteth forth the end of the staff which is in His hand, and cometh against the flesh, and against the unleavened things, and the fire goeth up out of the rock and consumeth the flesh and the unleavened things -- and the messenger of Jehovah hath gone from his eyes. <a href="/slt/judges/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the messenger of Jehovah will stretch forth the extremity of the staff which in his hand, and will touch upon the flesh and on the unleavened; and fire will rise up from the rock and will consume the flesh and the unleavened. And the messenger of Jehovah went from his eyes.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The angel of the Lord put forth the tip of the rod, which he held in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened loaves: and there arose a fire from the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened loaves: and the angel of the Lord vanished out of his sight. <a href="/cpdv/judges/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> the Angel of the Lord extended the end of a staff, which he was holding in his hand, and he touched the flesh and the unleavened loaves. And a fire ascended from the rock, and it consumed the flesh and the unleavened loaves. Then the Angel of the Lord vanished from his sight. <a href="/nabre/judges/6.htm">New American Bible</a> the messenger of the LORD stretched out the tip of the staff he held. When he touched the meat and unleavened cakes, a fire came up from the rock and consumed the meat and unleavened cakes. Then the messenger of the LORD disappeared from sight. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the angel of the LORD reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the angel of the LORD .put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the meat and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. <a href="/hpbt/judges/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH reached out the head of the staff that was in his hand, and it touched the meat and the unleavened bread, and fire came up from the rock and it consumed the meat and the unleavened bread, and The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH was taken away from his presence<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. <a href="/sep/judges/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the angel of the Lord stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; and fire came up out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened bread, and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight. <a href="/parallel/judges/6-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=1680" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/6.htm">The Call of Gideon</a> …20And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so. 21<a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’aḵ (N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">Then the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">extended</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: qə·ṣêh (N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">the tip</a> <a href="/hebrew/4938.htm" title="4938: ham·miš·‘e·neṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Support, sustenance, a walking-stick. Or mishteneth; feminine of mish'en; support, i.e. sustenance or a walking-stick.">of the staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">was in his hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: way·yig·ga‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">and touched</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bab·bā·śār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: ū·ḇam·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">and the unleavened bread.</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: hā·’êš (Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">And fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wat·ta·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">flared</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: haṣ·ṣūr (Art:: N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">the rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: hab·bā·śār (Art:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">and the unleavened bread.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ū·mal·’aḵ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">Then the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">vanished</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: mê·‘ê·nāw (Prep-m:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">from his sight.</a> 22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a> Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a> Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown. <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a> And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. <a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a> Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a> There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. <a href="/genesis/15-17.htm">Genesis 15:17</a> When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses. <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Revelation 11:5</a> If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. <a href="/luke/24-31.htm">Luke 24:31</a> Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight. <a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a> Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. <a href="/matthew/28-3.htm">Matthew 28:3</a> His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Exodus 4:2-4</a> And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. / “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand. <a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-7</a> Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. / A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a> I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude. <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30</a> After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Hebrews 1:7</a> Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.rose up<a href="/judges/13-20.htm">Judges 13:20</a> For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.<a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a> And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.<a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a> Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/joshua/24-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/judges/3-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/joshua/8-19.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/6-17.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/genesis/24-64.htm">Sprang</a> <a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-28.htm">Tip</a> <a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Vanished</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/6-22.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/judges/8-5.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/judges/9-55.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/judges/8-32.htm">End</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/13-19.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/judges/6-28.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Sprang</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Tip</a> <a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Vanished</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 6</div>1. <a href="/judges/6-1.htm">The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian</a> 8. <a href="/judges/6-8.htm">A prophet rebukes them</a> 11. <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance</a> 17. <a href="/judges/6-17.htm">Gideon's present is consumed with fire</a> 24. <a href="/judges/6-24.htm">Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom</a> 28. <a href="/judges/6-28.htm">Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal</a> 33. <a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Gideon's army</a> 36. <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Gideon's signs</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand The "angel of the LORD" is often understood as a theophany, a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. The staff is a symbol of authority and divine power, reminiscent of Moses' staff used to perform miracles in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Exodus 4:2-4</a>). The act of extending the staff signifies the initiation of a divine act, emphasizing God's direct intervention in human affairs.and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. The offering of meat and unleavened bread reflects the sacrificial practices of the time, similar to the peace offerings described in <a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">Leviticus 7:11-15</a>. Unleavened bread is significant in Israelite tradition, symbolizing purity and the haste of the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Exodus 12:39</a>). The touching of the offering by the angel signifies divine acceptance and sanctification of Gideon's sacrifice.And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire is a frequent biblical symbol of God's presence and purification (<a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a>, <a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a>). The spontaneous combustion of the offering indicates divine approval and mirrors other instances where God accepts sacrifices by fire, such as with Elijah on Mount Carmel. The rock, often a symbol of strength and stability, serves as the altar, highlighting God's ability to sanctify the ordinary for His purposes.Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. The sudden disappearance of the angel underscores the supernatural nature of the encounter. It parallels other biblical instances where divine messengers depart after delivering their message (<a href="/judges/13-20.htm">Judges 13:20-21</a>). This vanishing act leaves Gideon with a profound sense of awe and fear, reinforcing the reality of the divine encounter and the call to trust in God's presence and power, even when not visibly apparent.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> A judge of Israel, chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. He is initially doubtful and seeks confirmation of God's will. 2. <a href="/topical/a/angel_of_the_lord.htm">Angel of the LORD</a> A divine messenger who appears to Gideon, often understood in conservative Christian theology as a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ, given the divine attributes and authority displayed. 3. <a href="/topical/o/ophrah.htm">Ophrah</a> The location where Gideon encounters the Angel of the LORD. It is significant as the place of Gideon's calling and commissioning. 4. <a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a> The oppressors of Israel during this period, whose dominance led the Israelites to cry out to God for deliverance. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_offering.htm">The Offering</a> Gideon presents an offering of meat and unleavened bread, which is consumed by fire as a sign of divine acceptance and presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_encounter.htm">Divine Encounter</a> Gideon's encounter with the Angel of the LORD reminds us that God meets us in our doubts and fears, offering assurance of His presence and calling. <a href="/topical/a/acceptance_of_offerings.htm">Acceptance of Offerings</a> The consumption of Gideon's offering by fire signifies God's acceptance. In our lives, God desires our sincere offerings of faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/g/god's_power_and_presence.htm">God's Power and Presence</a> The miraculous sign of fire demonstrates God's power and presence, encouraging us to trust in His ability to work beyond our understanding. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Gideon's initial doubt transforms into faith as he witnesses God's sign. We are called to move from doubt to action, trusting in God's promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_choice_of_the_humble.htm">God's Choice of the Humble</a> Gideon's humble background and initial fear highlight that God often chooses the humble and unlikely to accomplish His purposes, encouraging us to be open to His calling regardless of our perceived inadequacies.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 6</a> <a href="/q/has_anyone_ever_witnessed_god.htm">Has anyone ever witnessed God?</a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_manoah's_wife_seek_clarity.htm">In Judges 13:6–7, why didn’t Manoah’s wife seek more proof or clarity from the angel if his words were so extraordinary? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_82_1_fit_with_deut._6_4.htm">How can a 'divine council' (Psalm 82:1) fit with passages claiming there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_gideon's_angel_visit.htm">Judges 6:11-12: How can we reconcile the claim of a physical angelic appearance to Gideon with scientific or historical scrutiny?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) The staff that was in his hand.--The ordinary accompaniment of an Eastern traveller (<a href="/genesis/32-10.htm" title="I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which you have showed to your servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.">Genesis 32:10</a>; <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm" title="Nor money for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.">Matthew 10:10</a>).There rose up fire.--The common sign of God's presence and of His acceptance of an offering. (See <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm" title="And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.">Leviticus 9:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm" title="And call you on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.">1Kings 18:24</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm" title="And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering.">1Chronicles 21:26</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm" title="Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.">2Chronicles 7:1</a>.) Water is brought out of the rock for the blessing of man, and fire to show the presence of God. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - There rose up fire, etc. The consuming of the sacrifice by fire from heaven was the token of its being accepted (cf. <a href="/judges/13-20.htm">Judges 13:20, 23</a>; also <a href="/1_kings/18-23.htm">1 Kings 18:23, 33, 38</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a>). The angel of the Lord departed, etc. In the very similar case of the angel who appeared to Manoah (<a href="/judges/13-15.htm">Judges 13:15-20</a>), the angel ascended in the flame of the altar. It is probable that he did so in the present instance, though it is not expressly stated how he disappeared (cf. <a href="/acts/8-39.htm">Acts 8:39</a>). <a href="/commentaries/judges/6-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the Angel מַלְאַ֣ךְ (mal·’aḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel extended וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out the tip קְצֵ֤ה (qə·ṣêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity of the staff הַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ (ham·miš·‘e·neṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4938.htm">Strong's 4938: </a> Support, sustenance, a walking-stick that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was in His hand בְּיָד֔וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand and touched וַיִּגַּ֥ע (way·yig·ga‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike the meat בַּבָּשָׂ֖ר (bab·bā·śār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and the unleavened bread. וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹת (ū·ḇam·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover And fire הָאֵ֜שׁ (hā·’êš) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire flared וַתַּ֨עַל (wat·ta·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the rock הַצּ֗וּר (haṣ·ṣūr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge and consumed וַתֹּ֤אכַל (wat·tō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the meat הַבָּשָׂר֙ (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and the unleavened bread. הַמַּצּ֔וֹת (ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover Then the Angel וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ (ū·mal·’aḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel vanished הָלַ֖ךְ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk from his sight. מֵעֵינָֽיו׃ (mê·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-m | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/6-21.htm">OT History: Judges 6:21 Then the angel of Yahweh put forth (Jd Judg. 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