Judges
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As We See Fit
Judges 21:25 “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” I remember me and my brother being told to weed the garden in front of the house. It was a huge garden and would take most of the day so we got after it. Pulling Bermuda grass up along with
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The Last Stand
Judges 16:28 “Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me just this one time, O God, and let me take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.” Being a cyclist, I have completed some long rides. I say completed because starting a ride is different than finishing
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Perspective
Judges 13:23 “But his wife answered, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.” The foretold birth of Samson is a doozy. An angel of the Lord comes to the
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Jephthah’s Vow
Judges 10-11 I will admit that sometimes things happen and I have no clue as to why. Why did this relative pass away? Why did I loose my job? Why? Why? Why? I have spent many nights wondering why and have come to the conclusion that I am not suppose to have the answer of
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Walking Into Sin
Judges 10:6,10,15-16 “Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord. They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites and the gods of the Philistines. And because the Israelites forsook the Lord and no longer served him,” “Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, “We have
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Jotham’s Warning
Judges 9:21-25 “Then Jotham fled, escaping to Beer, and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelek. After Abimelek had governed Israel three years, God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek. God did this in order that the crime against Jerubbaal’s seventy sons, the shedding of their blood,
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The Spoils
Judges 8:27 “Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.” Madam Blueberry in is the main character in one of the many Veggietales’ lessons. In this one she loves stuff, all kinds of stuff.
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Too Many Men
Judges 7:2-3 “The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, ‘My own strength has saved me.’ Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.” When I
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Being Called
Judges 3:27 “So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the townspeople, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.” There is a story in the gospels about when Jesus went home to see his mother and family.
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Mighty Warrior
Judges 6:12 “When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” The story of Kurt Warner is one of the best I have ever heard of. The documentary movie about his rise to Hall of Fame status is really good as well. He was an exceptional
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