Judges 6:39-40 (NLT)
39 Then Gideon said to God, “Please don’t be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test. This time let the fleece remain dry while the ground around it is wet with dew.” 40 So that night God did as Gideon asked. The fleece was dry in the morning, but the ground was covered with dew.
DRAWING NOTES:
TIME OF DAY:
Verse 40 tells us it is morning. I have set this scene just as the sun is rising over the horizon.
LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun is just coming up, but is unseen in the East (right).
CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Gideon.
A donkey and a Marbled polecat (as seen in Scenes 04a, 04b, 05, 06) & 12.
RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This scene is similar to the previous one, in that we see Gideon at the threshing floor, at sunrise once more. However I have set the scene a few minutes later than the previous picture; the sun is a little further above the horizon, resulting in more direct sunlight in this scene. There is stronger sunlight highlighting Gideon, the donkey & the background hills and there are somewhat stronger shadows as a result, than in the previous picture.
Notice the droplets of dew on the daisy & grass in the left foreground. I have also included little blobs of colour that represent dew drops on the threshing floor. Notice also that the ground below the fleece is dry. I have really enjoyed putting the donkey 7 polecat in these scenes, with looks of amazement and wonder on their little faces!
Here’s the scene without the figure of Gideon, or the animals in the foreground.

Background of Judges 06 – Gideon – Scene 13 – Dry fleet wet ground sign
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Background of Judges 06 – Gideon – Scene 13 – Dry fleece wet ground sign
6:36-40 PRAYER, Will of God (5.52B)
Prayer seeks the certainty of obedience towards, and alignment with, God’s will. The Lord God can assure us that we are aligned with His will for our lives as we talk in prayer with Him. God’s assurance may not take the dramatic form Gideon’s did, but the Lord God responds to our need for confirmation of His call on our lives. (Compare Isaiah 7:11.)