Shamgar Didn’t Leave us Much to Go On
After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. Judges 3:31 ESV Read...
God sent a man to do the messy work of stopping oppression
“After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it. But he went back once he reached the carved...
When Faith is Stagnant, God Sends a Current to Drift or Swim
[12] And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against...
God Sent Difficulty and Deliverance to Get Israel’s Attention
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth....
Joshua Left some Lessons
[1] Now these are the nations that the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in...
Teaching the Next Generation Requires A Zillion Different Specialists
[1] Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that...
Who Led Israel After Joshua?
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord , “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?” The Lord answered,...
Joshua Prepares to Die and Imitates His Mentor
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they...
Who Mentors Rock Stars? Who Mentors Them Before That?
57 And as soon as David returned from the striking down of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the...