Powerful or Productive?

Judges 9:6  “And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.” Do you like a story within a story?  There is an interesting parable in the middle of...

Faint, Yet Pursuing

Judges 8:4  “And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.” What is the slowest month of the year for you?  Is it a month in the fall or spring? March is that month for me.  I feel...

Observations About Victory

Judges 7:2  “And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.” There is not a man in the world that...

Your Worst Enemy

Judges 6:14, 16  “And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? . . . Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.” One of the...

No Good Answer

Judges 2:2  “And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?” As kids, my sisters and I had crimes that came with mandatory sentences!  They were...