Have you ever hesitated to ask God for something for fear He will think you are testing Him? I pondered this conundrum recently while reading the story of Gideon in the Old Testament. Gideon was an ...

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The expression “putting out a fleece” comes from the story of Gideon in the book of Judges in the Old Testament. Gideon was a farmer who became the fifth leader during the Period of Judges in Israel.

Given an unusual amount of space in the Bible, the sixth through the eighth chapters of the Book of Judges, Gideon’s story is one of initial skepticism and eventually powerful faith, ministers say.