FROM RAGS TO RICHES...TO REGRET (8 OF 11)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Judges 10:12
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From Rags To Riches...To Regret (8 of 11)
Series: Unlikely Heroes of the Bible
Jim Perdue
Judges 10:12
Intro/Attention
Tonight, we continue our sermon series through the book of Judges, entitled, Unlikely Heroes of the Bible. Sadly, the ''heroes'' that we see here are looking more and more like ''zeroes.'' It seems the more the story goes on; God gives the people the kinds of leaders they deserve.
The people continued a downward spiral in their sin and their leaders become more wicked, foolish, violent, and ungodly. Judges describes not a circle but a spiral. We are back where we began-'the people of Israel did what was evil' (2:11), 'the people of Israel again did what was evil' (10:6)-but now at a much lower level than we were then.
Here in these chapters we see glimmers of hope, but these glimmers seem to be overshadowed by the horrible actions of another. First, the glimmers of hope. READ 10:1-5 These two judges seemed to serve faithfully and provided forty-five years of peace and prosperity to the people of God. But the story of Jephthah seems to overshadow any progress that was made. READ 10:6-7, 10; 11:1-6, 30-35, 39; 12:7
*The phrase ''from rags to riches'' is one that we all no doubt have heard before. It was a man by the name of Horatio Alger Jr. who coined the phrase and made a name for himself in the late 1800's. Mr. Alger was the author of novels for boys and became famous for his stories about boys who rose from poverty to wealth and fame through hard work, virtuous living, and luck. He devoted much of his time and money to helping orphans and runaway boys in New York City. The name Horatio Alger is still used to describe fictional and real-life individuals who achieve ''rags to riches'' success through their own efforts. We all love a good ''rags to riches'' story don't we? We love to hear how a local boy who grew up in poverty made good through hard work and struggled and fought his way to the top. It does our hearts good to he ...
Series: Unlikely Heroes of the Bible
Jim Perdue
Judges 10:12
Intro/Attention
Tonight, we continue our sermon series through the book of Judges, entitled, Unlikely Heroes of the Bible. Sadly, the ''heroes'' that we see here are looking more and more like ''zeroes.'' It seems the more the story goes on; God gives the people the kinds of leaders they deserve.
The people continued a downward spiral in their sin and their leaders become more wicked, foolish, violent, and ungodly. Judges describes not a circle but a spiral. We are back where we began-'the people of Israel did what was evil' (2:11), 'the people of Israel again did what was evil' (10:6)-but now at a much lower level than we were then.
Here in these chapters we see glimmers of hope, but these glimmers seem to be overshadowed by the horrible actions of another. First, the glimmers of hope. READ 10:1-5 These two judges seemed to serve faithfully and provided forty-five years of peace and prosperity to the people of God. But the story of Jephthah seems to overshadow any progress that was made. READ 10:6-7, 10; 11:1-6, 30-35, 39; 12:7
*The phrase ''from rags to riches'' is one that we all no doubt have heard before. It was a man by the name of Horatio Alger Jr. who coined the phrase and made a name for himself in the late 1800's. Mr. Alger was the author of novels for boys and became famous for his stories about boys who rose from poverty to wealth and fame through hard work, virtuous living, and luck. He devoted much of his time and money to helping orphans and runaway boys in New York City. The name Horatio Alger is still used to describe fictional and real-life individuals who achieve ''rags to riches'' success through their own efforts. We all love a good ''rags to riches'' story don't we? We love to hear how a local boy who grew up in poverty made good through hard work and struggled and fought his way to the top. It does our hearts good to he ...
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