Previous to Gideon's culinary escapade, he had asked this man, this Melek Yahweh, this angel of the Lord for some sign to prove his identity.
Gideon had probably forgotten all about his request (pre-occupied with broth!), but the angel had not forgotten.
"Pour out the broth on the ground, put the meat and the bread on that rock".
Throw away the soup? Waste the meat and bread by dirtying it on the floor?
WHY?!
After this miraculous sign was over and the smoke had cleared, Gideon saw that the angel was gone (along with the goat meat and bread!)
So why burn the meal?
Why not eat it? [Gen. 18:8]
Didn't the angel understand the cost of that meal? _ Goats are few and far between (especially in a famine) AND not to mention the precious grain used to make the bread! Grain probably harvested in that winepress with that stupid threshing stick!
It was for this exact reason that the angel of the Lord did this.
Gideon would remember this encounter with God not just for the prophetic words he recieved, but for the things it cost him.
Everytime Gideon saw a goat or looked upon the measely stock of grain HE WOULD REMEMBER.
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