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JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIBLE WEEK 12 (12 OF 52)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Judges 3, Judges4, Judges5, Judges6, Judges7, Judges8, Judges9, Judges10, Judges11, Judges12, Judges13, Judges14, Judges5, Judges16, Judges17, Judges1, Judges18, Judges19, Judges20, Judges21
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Journey Through the Bible Week 12 (12 of 52)
Series: 365 Day Journey Through the Bible
Donald Cantrell
Judges 3- 21


Day 78 March 19 - Judges 3, 4, and 5

The book of Judges will reveal to us a vicious cycle of {obedience} {disobedience {bondage} {repentance} {deliverance} and {obedience} etc... This went on for hundreds of years. During this period in the history of Israel they were without a king, and God sent the judges. These judges were people that were chosen by God and he gave them wisdom and backing to do the job.

Point to Ponder

The Philistines were chosen by the Lord to help God make Israel into a nation that knew how to deal with the enemy. God is going to use the Philistines just as he used Pharaoh back in the land of Egypt. The Lord can take a bad situation and make it beneficial to accomplish his will. Israel will learn the art of war as they continually deal with the Philistines. We must remember that they had previously been slaves and they had no military when the left the land of Egypt. In time God developed them into good warriors and they could overtake any nation with the back of the Lord.

I - Lefty and his Weapon (Judges 3)

II - Ladies and Women (Judges 4)

III - Liberation and Worship (Judges 5)

Point to Ponder

The book of Judges will reveal 13 judges that ruled over Israel. 1) Othniel ruled 40 years, 2) Ehud ruled 80 years, 3) Shamgar, his rule is unknown, 4) Deborah/Barak ruled for 40 years, 5) Gideon ruled 40 years, 6) Abimelech ruled for 3 years, 7) Tola ruled for 23 years, 8) Jair ruled 22 years, 9) Jephthah ruled 6 years, 10) Ibzan ruled 7 years, 11) Elon ruled 10 years, 12) Abdon ruled 8 years, and 13) Samson ruled over Israel for 20 years.

Point to Ponder

In reading about four of these Judges we will see that ''The Spirit of the Lord'' came upon them. The four judges were 1) Othniel, 2) Gideon, 3) Jephthah, and 4) Samson. These men were moved at times by the Spirit of the Lord and when they were ...

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