Then the question becomes, "Why does Jacob comply?" Jacob may have been willing to do this because he was not the one who had asked for the sign, so there was a manifestation of divine punishment that occurred as Jacob asked that the will of the Lord be done. The power of the Lord came upon Sherem insomuch that he fell to the earth. He was brought down to the dust, and this was a sign that he was wrong. Well, you might say, "Why does falling down prove that you were wrong?" In order to be an accuser, you had to stand up, and now that he was unable to stand, his accusation literally fell flat.