The Bible In Paintings: GIDEON, THE ALTAR, AND THE FLEECE

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE

J U D G E S
CHAPTER 6

The LORD said, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. Then build a proper kind of altar to the LORD your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second bull as a burnt offering.”

So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the town, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.

In the morning when the men of the town got up, there was Baal’s altar, demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar! They were told, “Gideon son of Joash did it.”

The men of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause? Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! IF BAAL REALLY IS A GOD, HE CAN DEFEND HIMSELF WHEN SOMEONE BREAKS DOWN HIS ALTAR.”

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"Gideon & Baal's Altar"

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"Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal"

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KEVIN ‘KEVISSIMO’ ROLLY
"Gideon Destroys His Father's Altar to Baal"

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MAERTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK
"Gideon and His Men Destroying the Altar of Baal"

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Now all the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him. He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, so that they too went up to meet them.

Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—look, I will place a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.

Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make the fleece dry and the ground covered with dew.” That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.

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MAARTEN VAN HEEMSKERCK
"Gideon"

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"Gideon Wringing the Fleece"

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F.J. SHIELDS
"Gideon, the Biblical Judge, Wrings the Dewy Fleece"

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"Gideon wringt Fließ aus"

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"The Fleece of Gideon"

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"Gideon Squeezed the Fleece"

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CASPAR LUIKEN
"Gideon's Fleece"

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French School
"Gideon and the Fleece"

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[Hebrews 11:6]

J O S H U A
RAHAB AND THE TWO SPIES
ISRAEL CROSSES THE JORDAN RIVER
ISRAEL MARCHES AROUND JERICHO
GOD FLATTENS JERICHO
THE SUN STANDS STILL!

J U D G E S
DEBORAH AND BARAK WIN A WAR
JAEL'S TENT-PEG THRU NOGGIN TRICK
GIDEON MEETS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
GIDEON, THE ALTAR, AND THE FLEECE
GIDEON'S 300 DEFEAT THE MIDIANITES

[Red Badger]

So, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples all got fleeced?...................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Gideon wasn’t just any fleecer—he was a double-fleecer.

[etabeta]

They are all good pictures to illustrate the event but WOW at Kevissimo(#4)! Excellent stained glass windows at #10 and #16.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Kevissimo is building something of a following on these threads.

[etabeta]

His work is so often dark and disturbing to me but he knows how to affect the viewers.

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Good Morning, Dan! :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

An ability like that wants tempering and caution.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Mary-Lou, the gardener! Has all the snow melted now?

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Oh yes...long gone. Now the area is gold with dafodills.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Oh no—The Dreaded Attack of the Boston Daffodils!

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When it Comes to Daffodils...

We Ain't Foolin' Around.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Spectacular!

Here in SoCal, the blooming of the desert wildflowers is an honored and much-anticipated annual event--I recall my parents driving us out from suburbia to marvel at them.

I know you, Mary-Lou, of all people, need no reminding of Whom we should thank.

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Amen to THAT! :-)

[delchiante]

Nice selections and I am struck by #18.

Is there an art word for that kind of work?
Looks/appears framed.

[Hebrews 11:6]

It's part of a church's altar. To me, it most resembles a bas-relief.