“And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, ‘Where are you?’” … Read more
Judges 21:25 – In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Why do younger generations today believe things that their grandparents would have laughed at, thinking it was preposterous and absurd? For example, within a few generations, Western culture has gone from listing homosexuality as … Read more
Judges 21:25 – In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. When it comes to authority, in the most basic sense there are two options. One, authority is external, in people like parents, police officers, pastors, teachers, and laws. Both God and His Word are … Read more
Romans 12:2 – Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. To put it another way, people in the days of Judges and our own days are just … Read more
Galatians 5:22-23 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. In the book of Judges, people come and go, but the sinful behavior remains the same.Why? Because their demons remain the same. Even though there are new days, they … Read more
Now that we’ve discussed the context surrounding the book of Judges, let’s dive in to all this book has to offer. Written or collected into a complete manuscript hundreds of years after the events took place, the book of Judges reports a significant season of transition for God’s people in the Old Testament. In the … Read more
The rest of Judges reveals repeated terrorist attacks, invasions, and wars with the surrounding demonic people groups that are enemies of God and God’s people. The Judges are raised up as military leaders to lead the battle for the Promised Land against demonic terrorist invasions. For example, Deborah, Gideon, and Samson all lead military campaigns … Read more
Last week we discussed the Hamas spirit in the Bible and this week we go even deeper into prophetic revelation. Today we will connect some prophetic passages in Deuteronomy, to their fulfillment in Judges, and to the current war in Israel. This war was foreshadowed over 3,000 years ago, as we are seeing ancient prophecy … Read more
Because of Abraham’s sin, we have a constant war between the descendants of Ishmael and the descendants of Isaac. We saw that with the recent invasion and terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel. The corresponding global rise in antisemitism is demonic. The terrorist attack took place on a Saturday morning, which is the Jewish Sabbath. … Read more
Numbers 14:18 – “The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.” After the Lord helped Deborah and Barak’s people win their battle, despite … Read more
Deuteronomy 32:35-36 – Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’ For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none … Read more
Hebrews 12:7-8 – It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Sometimes, a good parent allows a child … Read more