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Archive for November, 2008
November 25th, 2008 - 5:15 pm § in 28 Days in Judges
Day Twenty-Four: (Judges 19:1-15) 28 Days in Judges
“1 In those days Israel had no king” (Judges 19:1) A simple proclamation begins the horrific story of Judges 19. There are parts of the Bible that I would like to say, “I am sorry that happened.” For example, the birth of Jesus was also accompanied by the slaughter of cou[...]
November 24th, 2008 - 5:46 pm § in Uncategorized
Day Twenty-Three: (Judges 18) 28 Days in Judges
Dear Reader, I spent the past week on vacation. I thought I I would be able to blog while on vacation, but that was just wishful thinking as our family spent several days running from one Disney ride to the next. It was absolutley great, but left little time for much else. I did keep up on [..[...]
November 12th, 2008 - 10:02 am § in 28 Days in Judges
Day Twelve: (Judges 10) 28 Days in the Book of Judges
Three words from Judges 10 is ringing in my ears today. “The LORD replied,” (Judges 10:11) How do you hear the Lord? It is pehaps the most important question. If you are full of sinful behaviour, how do you hear the Lord? If you are full of saintly behaviour, how do you hear the Lo[...]
November 11th, 2008 - 12:55 pm § in 28 Days in Judges
Day Eleven: (Judges 9) 28 Days in Judges
Leadership by force is the lowest level of leadership. Sometimes you have to lead by force, but it is simply the worst. Abimelech decided that force was going to be his rule: “Abimelech used [the silver] to hire reckless adventurers, who became his followers.” (Judges 9:4) Abimelech [...]
November 10th, 2008 - 12:24 pm § in 28 Days in Judges
Days Nine & Ten: (Judges 8) 28 Days in Judges
If Gideon had the voice of Rosco P. Coltrane from “Duke of Hazard”, he would be yelling, “We’re in hot pursuit!” Gideon is running after the Midianites, and finding out who is with him on the conquest. When you find victory over an oppression, you have to pursue to erad[...]
November 10th, 2008 - 10:33 am § in 28 Days in Judges
Day Seven: (Judges 6) 28 Days in Judges
Judges six is a setup chapter for Judges seven. It gives us the background and calling of a man named Gideon who is the next Judge in the the cycle of rebelion-captivitity-repentance-deliverance. Gideon has been filled with fear. 1. He is threshing in a winepress. This hides the grain. 2. He dec[...]
