Pastor Kim Riddlebarger comments on Judges 9: The story of Abimelech points us in two directions. On the one hand, we see in Abimelech the sovereign hand of God. In order to remove Gideon’s sham dynasty, YHWH allows Abimelech to do in sixty-nine of Gideon’s sons (save one) and then become the leader over much of Israel. The people … More Riddlebarger: The story of Abimelech points us in two directions
You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! —Psalm 85:3-4 C.H. Spurgeon, in “The Treasury of David” comments: How often did the longsuffering of God take away from Israel the punishments which had been justly laid upon them! How … More Spurgeon: Judges and Psalms proclaim God’s mercy
Pastor Kim Riddlebarger on Judges 8: In 1 Timothy 6, the apostle Paul warns us of many of the same things that Gideon brought upon Israel. He speaks of men who “teach a different doctrine[which]does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness.” Ironically, Gideon did this … More “What would Gideon do?” wrist-band?
John Piper, “The Gideon Venture,” a sermon when the church was considering a building project, sending out part of the congregation to plant a new church, and doing all of this without incurring debt…. …we began to meditate on God’s unusual ways of doing things in the Bible. We saw his strange ways everywhere. God … More Piper: Should we venture on God in ways that may look foolish?
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the Lord! “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel. —Judges 5:1-3 … More The Song of Deborah
“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 21:25 Since we just finished reading Judges last month on our Bible reading plan, I am passing along another great blog post. This is by Pastor Ray Ortlund of immanuel Church in Nashville, TN: The book … More He saves us from our disastrous rightness
As we finish our reading of Judges today (Chapters 20-21), we are struck with the depravity of the people, as they just did whatever they considered to be right in their own eyes. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. (Proverbs 12:15) There is … More Right in Their Own Eyes
We have reached Judges 19, a terrifying and awful account of how bad things had gotten in Israel. D.A.Carson, in “For the Love of God, Vol 1” says “the law of the jungle has triumphed in the fledgling nation of Israel.” Indeed, Judges 19: 1 says, “In those days, when there was no king in … More Judges and the Law of the Jungle
Judges 17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Everyone was doing as they pleased and not according to God. Micah steals from his mother (so much for family loyalty!) then confesses (maybe because he is afraid….his mother curses the thief, not knowing it was … More Just do it?
Steve Zeisler, in a sermon found at the web library of Peninsula Bible Church: We misunderstand the reason for difficulties in our life at times, don’t we? We wish that life would be easier so we could get what we want, but getting what we want leads to a life of fleshliness and ultimately to … More DESIRE, DECEPTION, AND REVENGE
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