When God Isn’t Allowed To Be King In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. Judges 21:25 My Takeaways Something Old F.B. Meyer “It will be sufficient to ponder these words, which occur four times in the book, without reading further in this…
A Force Against Or Tool For So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.” Judges 16:6 My Takeaways Something Old Women have power! Delilah Manipulated Samson, and was manipulated by the Philistines. Enticed: to lead on, by exciting…
“When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.” Exodus 17:12 (NIV) Someone very dear to me is in the fight of her life…
What Sin Does Not Do When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol. Judges 13:24-25 My Takeaways Something Old The Philistines dominated the land. Judges 15:20 Our…
Repent, Rescue, Repeat Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD’s sight. Judges 10:6a My Takeaways Something Old Their evil led to their misery. Their misery grieved the Lord. (10:16) Sin causes misery, and this misery grieves the Lord. Misery (`amal): toil, trouble, labor, mischief. Toil: hard and continuous work, exhausting labor or effort….
Exhausted Yet… Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted they continued to chase the enemy. Judges 8:4 My Takeaways Something Old The weaker I am, the stronger I am. Something New Gideon considered God’ past faithfulness when examining his future obstacles. God delivered the Midianites over to…