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…
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…
A New Grip “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all the happened to to us?…” Judges 6:13 My Takeaways Something Old Our weakness in Christ is greater than our strength apart from Him. “Go in the strength you have…” Judges 6:14b Three times I pleaded with the Lord…
Finish The Work But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots. Judges 1:19b My Takeaways Something Old The failed, not because of a lack of military weakness, but of spiritual weakness. They failed because of disobedience. They didn’t truly trust. They saw the opposition and…