Category Archives: Judges

Sampson was an amazing man, not because he accomplished things in His own right, but because he accomplished the things that God placed in his path as the works of God’s will. In Sampson’s life, we can see the lesson of the same good works that God would have us do. Continue reading →

The story of Sampson is the story of a man set apart by God for His purpose. God chose Sampson as the agent of His power to free the Israelites from the Philistines. In this story, each of us as Christians can find inspiration, as we too are set apart for God’s purpose by our faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Continue reading →

The nature of Jephthah’s vow and its consequences are an item of much debate among many religious scholars, and I will leave the resolution of that debate to their far more skilled hands. Yet, in the story of that vow, there is an important lesson for us. Continue reading →

God uses all kinds of men in the furtherance of His kingdom, even mercenaries born of prostitutes. In the story of Jephthah, we see God raising up for Israel’s defense a man who was driven from his own people. Even people such as these serve as instruments of God’s purpose. Continue reading →

Evil always begets evil, but even in the midst of idolatry and pride, God still works for the good of His people. Abimelech was hardly a righteous man, nor were the people of Israel who followed him, yet even through the events in today’s reading, God still ruled, acting as arbiter and judge. Continue reading →