Pray with Gideon
A reluctant judge who asked God for a sign, and then for one more.
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GideonThen Gideon said to God, “Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew.”Judges 6:39 · ESVPeople of the Bible4 / 36
GideonThen Gideon said to God, “Let not your anger burn against me; let me speak just once more. Please let me test just once more with the fleece. Please let it be dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground let there be dew.”Judges 6:39 · ESVPeople of the Bible4 / 36About this verse
- Who prayed it
- Gideon
- From the book
- Judges
- Background
- Midian had overpowered Israel for seven years when God sent Gideon, the least in his father’s house, to save Israel (Judges 6:1-2, 14-15). With the enemy camped in the Valley of Jezreel, he asked for a sign with a fleece (6:33, 36-38).
- Overview
- After Joshua, Israel turns from God and cries out to him again and again, and he raises judges to rescue them.
In the same story
Where Gideon appears
Gideon is named in 49 verses across 3 books
Chapter and verse, book by book.
| Book | Where | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| Judges | Chapters6789 | 47 |
| 1 Samuel | 12:11 | 1 |
| Hebrews | 11:32 | 1 |
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