After disobeying & making friendly with the enemy, God speaks to His people. They cry and mourn, and… nothing changes.
God who saved Israel over and over again so that He could do what? Send the real saviour who would break this downward spiral once and for all.
“God raises up unexpected outsiders, empowered by His spirit, who risk their lives to bring salvation to His rebellious people.” Does that sound familiar at all?
Deborah and Jael were not feminists, out to smash the patriarchy. What can we learn from the things they did smash, though?
Our God is still the same God today who marches before us - Yahweh the Warrior.
Honouring our father and mother does not mean honouring our father and our mother’s sins. And we do not honour our family when we ignore the sin that is tearing them apart.
it's not hard to see ourselves in this story, stumbling through the walk of faith. And it not hard for us to see our God in this story, patiently walking with us.
Today, we are continuing our series on the book of Judges. I thought I would briefly recap where we are before we look into our text. We have seen that…
Recap Last week we heard about the violent and tragic events of Jephthah and his leadership. Don’t make rash vows that attempt to manipulate YHWH. God is calling us to…