What sign did God give Gideon to confirm His call?

Answer Details

The sign God gave Gideon is recorded in Judges 6:36-40. After God called Gideon to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression, Gideon asked for a sign to confirm the call. He placed a fleece of wool on the threshing floor and asked God to make only the fleece wet with dew while keeping the ground around it dry. The next morning, Gideon wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl, while the ground was dry.

Still seeking assurance, Gideon asked for a second test: this time, he requested that the fleece remain dry while the ground around it was covered with dew. God did so that night - the fleece was dry, and the ground was wet. This double test, often called "Gideon's fleece," confirmed God's call and promise of victory.

A speaking donkey is associated with the story of Balaam (Numbers 22:28). Fire from a rock occurred when Gideon offered a sacrifice to the angel of the Lord earlier in the same chapter (Judges 6:21), but that was a different sign, not the confirming sign Gideon specifically requested. An earthquake is not part of this narrative. The fleece test is the sign the question refers to.