Judges Chapter 4 (4 of 21)
Series: Judges
Harley Howard
Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Here they go again. Israel sinned right after the judge died.
2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
As the Lord allowed Israel to be sold under the bondage into the hands of Chushan-risha-thaim, “twice-wicked Cushan,” king of Mesopotamia, He sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan. Sisera was a general under Jabin, who lived in Harosheth, which was a city in the north of the land of Canaan on the west coast of Lake Merom.
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
If you notice, the oppression gets greater and longer against Israel. This is incredible in its implications. It means that Israel is growing even more stubborn in their sinfulness and seems to be getting accustomed to more and greater oppression.
This gives us rich insights into the danger of tolerating sinful behavior in our lives. The fact is that we can continue to tolerate sin to the place where we can get adjusted to the pain, the suffering and the results of our sins as we attempt to justify them and tell others that it’s not as bad as they seem to be though others know that you are deceived. Sin gets greater and greater and brings more and more oppression. That’s why for so many people it gets more and more difficult to be rid of sinful practices. This is why we see so many people going into great depths of sin and devastation in their lives. This is why we see so many people who are willing to sacrifice their family, their friends their churches and even their own lives because of the depths of sin they allowed themselves to get into and tolerat ...
Series: Judges
Harley Howard
Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Here they go again. Israel sinned right after the judge died.
2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
As the Lord allowed Israel to be sold under the bondage into the hands of Chushan-risha-thaim, “twice-wicked Cushan,” king of Mesopotamia, He sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan. Sisera was a general under Jabin, who lived in Harosheth, which was a city in the north of the land of Canaan on the west coast of Lake Merom.
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
If you notice, the oppression gets greater and longer against Israel. This is incredible in its implications. It means that Israel is growing even more stubborn in their sinfulness and seems to be getting accustomed to more and greater oppression.
This gives us rich insights into the danger of tolerating sinful behavior in our lives. The fact is that we can continue to tolerate sin to the place where we can get adjusted to the pain, the suffering and the results of our sins as we attempt to justify them and tell others that it’s not as bad as they seem to be though others know that you are deceived. Sin gets greater and greater and brings more and more oppression. That’s why for so many people it gets more and more difficult to be rid of sinful practices. This is why we see so many people going into great depths of sin and devastation in their lives. This is why we see so many people who are willing to sacrifice their family, their friends their churches and even their own lives because of the depths of sin they allowed themselves to get into and tolerat ...
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