SCRIPTURE: Judges 18 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They continued to use the idols Micah had made, all the time the house of God was in Shiloh. [Judges 18:31] This last verse summarizes the problem in Israel: the people ignored the presence of God among them (the tabernacle) and dishonoured God by worshipping idols. The first commandment, You shall have no…
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twice as bad?
SCRIPTURE: Judges 17 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some idols and installed one of his sons as his priest. In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of…
today is Judges 16 day!
Today the Lord and I are talking through the story of Samson and Delilah, and the sad ending of his life. So much potential, wasted because of a wayward heart. Makes me think of Solomon, another example of someone who should have known better. He even wrote about it in his book of wisdom [Proverbs 5:1-23]….
ignoramus = one who does not know
SCRIPTURE: Judges 16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then she called, ‘Samson, the Philistines are upon you!’ He awoke from his sleep and thought, ‘I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.’ But he did not know that the LORD had left him. [Judges 16:20] As I read this chapter, I sense in example of how not to follow the…
today is Judges 15 day!
Today is Judges 15 day!!! What I mean by this is that for me, as I read through the bible-reading program, today is the day that God is speaking to me through Judges 15. I’ve read through the passage, I’ve reflected on what it means, and made some personal applications. Now as I go through the day…
the golden rule
SCRIPTURE: Judges 15 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cave in the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “Don’t you realize that the Philistines are rulers over us? What have you done to us?” He answered, “I merely did to them what they did to me.” [Judges 15:11] This chapter again…
grace greater than guilt
SCRIPTURE: Judges 14 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” (His parents did not know that this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.) [Judges 14:3-4] This passage exposes the sinful character…
modern day nazirites?
SCRIPTURE: Judges 13 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, ‘You are sterile and childless, but you are going to conceive and have a son. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean, because you will conceive and give…
please help me with the sermon
One of my goals is to involve more people in “preaching the word”. I believe that preaching is a community function, not just the task of one person in the church. We are all called to share the good news message about Jesus, and my task includes equipping people in this activity. You are already…
burning with love
SCRIPTURE: Judges 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The men of Ephraim called out their forces, crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, ‘Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.’ Jephthah answered, ‘I and my people were engaged in a great…