A certain aspect of Yahweh’s character is revealed to Gideon in these verses. God is called Jehovah Shalom which means “Jehovah is our Peace”. What do we learn about the God of Peace? 1. His peace will triumph over our… Read More ›
Judges
The Voice of Conscience
In Walt Disney’s animated film “Pinocchio” we are introduced to Jiminy Cricket who is a cricket given the job of being Pinocchio’s conscience. The message is “you should always let your conscience be your guide”. The conscience is an inner… Read More ›
The Great Fight Back – Judges 16
Samson was strong man with a weak character. He went from being a hero to zero in this passage. However, God takes those in the trough and makes them useful. God had more work for Samson. It doesn’t make you… Read More ›
Jephthah – A Man of Faith and Folly
See Hebrews 11:32 and Judges 11:1-40. God raised up Judges to save the nation from itself. Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah all had major defects in their character but yet God still used them! Jephthah was considered an “accident” of… Read More ›
Survey of Judges
This book is the second book in the second major section of the Old Testament, known as the history books. 1 – The title of the book Hebrew text – “Judges” Greek test – “Judges” English text – “Judges” The… Read More ›
The Weakness Of Samson – Judges 13:1-14:2
Samson was a man who was known for his strength but was destroyed by his weakness! When Samson comes upon the scene the Israelites were doing what was right in their own eyes. They had compromised with the Philistines. God… Read More ›
The Parable of the Trees – Judges 9:8-15
The Parable of the Trees is the first parable in the Bible. The crisis in our country is leadership. We desperately need it. “If the gold rusts then what shall the iron do”? In these verses we have a pitiful… Read More ›
Jephthah – The Ninth Judge – Judges 11
See Hebrews 11:32. God raised up judges to save the nation of Israel from itself. They often had major defects in their character but God still used them. The nation would forget God and then judgment would come from outside,… Read More ›
The High Cost Of Low Living – Judges 13:24-16:30
The Child of God cannot be lost but does this mean that that person can live any way they like? There is no better story to illustrate this than Samson whose life was cut short because of disobedience. Samson was… Read More ›
Sin Can’t Win and Faith Can’t Fail – Judges 4:1-16
Israel were eating the fruit of their own deeds and then complaining about it. God raised up an enemy – the king of Canaan. When the people cried to God then God heard and delivered them. 1 – The woman… Read More ›
Feed My Sheep 