In this third episode of Gideon’s life, the enemy has been defeated, but the Gideon that we see here in chapter 8 doesn’t look much like the man that we’ve been watching over these last few weeks. Up to this point, there’s been an upward moral trajectory in Gideon’s life but here – where we […]

The Gideon we find here at the end of chapter 6 is not the same man we met at the beginning. Something has changed. The Midianites returned with their raiding party but – while his old instinct was to go into hiding – Gideon responded differently this time around. Judges 6:33 – 7:23

And in every other story in the book of Judges, the Lord immediately responded to Israel’s cries by sending a deliverer. But this time – before sending a deliverer – the Lord sent a prophet. And the prophet had some hard words for Israel. Judges 6:1-32

As we were reminded last Sunday, stories teach. The author is recounting this history – not simply so that we would know facts about Israel’s history – but so that we would learn from it. Therefore, as we see Sisera lying in a tent with a peg through his temple, we ought to ask the […]

Sin imprisoned Israel in a downward spiral. And none of the judges had the power to break those chains! Ehud could kill King Eglon, but he couldn’t stop Israel from running back to her idols. Judges 3:7-31

We look more like the book of Judges then we dare to admit. We ALL have a little dumpster fire simmering within us. That’s part of what makes the book of Judges so beautiful! Because – while we read about the most vile and despicable sin – we simultaneously see a God who pursues and […]

The book of Judges is a hard book. It is a violent book. This is a book that reeks of the reality of what sinful people are capable of. While it is a difficult book – it is also a GOOD book! If we can stop squirming long enough to listen, then we will find […]