IF GOD BE AGAINST US (5 OF 42)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Judges 2:11-23
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If God Be Against Us (5 of 42)
Series: The Coming King-Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 2:11-23
Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. They thought that a king would solve their problems. They were RIGHT and WRONG at the same time. They needed a king, but not an earthly king. They needed an eternal king and they already had one.
They should have spent their time BOWING before the king they had instead of BEGGING for the king they thought they wanted.
The balance of this second chapter continues to be a bit of an overview of the book. The Lord lays out the general theme and direction of the book of Judges in chapters 1 and 2. So what we see here is a vicious cycle that will characterize the entire book.
Sin...suffering...supplication...and salvation.
My title tonight is borrowed from 2 different passages of Scripture. The more obvious one is found in Romans 8:31. There, speaking on the Sovereignty of God in salvation, Paul asks rhetorically, "If God be for us, who can be against us?"
But in this text, 3 different times Samuel uses the word "against" to describe God's relationship to Israel. As surely as the unrivaled Sovereignty of God means that if God be for you, it doesn't matter who is against you, it also means that if God be against you, it doesn't matter who is for you.
The story of Judges is the story of my life and yours. And it's a drama of grace that is told in 3 acts.
1. A sinful life (11-14)
Indeed, these were days when there was no king in Israel and every man did what was right in his own eyes. And when every man does what they call right, most do wrong.
Yesterday, Alan Braid, an OB/GYN in Texas published an op-ed in the Washington Post about his performance of an abortion in violation of the new abortion law in Texas.
Leftists on social media are hailing him as a hero and a brave protector of women. All I could think is "Woe to you who call good evil and evil g ...
Series: The Coming King-Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 2:11-23
Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. They thought that a king would solve their problems. They were RIGHT and WRONG at the same time. They needed a king, but not an earthly king. They needed an eternal king and they already had one.
They should have spent their time BOWING before the king they had instead of BEGGING for the king they thought they wanted.
The balance of this second chapter continues to be a bit of an overview of the book. The Lord lays out the general theme and direction of the book of Judges in chapters 1 and 2. So what we see here is a vicious cycle that will characterize the entire book.
Sin...suffering...supplication...and salvation.
My title tonight is borrowed from 2 different passages of Scripture. The more obvious one is found in Romans 8:31. There, speaking on the Sovereignty of God in salvation, Paul asks rhetorically, "If God be for us, who can be against us?"
But in this text, 3 different times Samuel uses the word "against" to describe God's relationship to Israel. As surely as the unrivaled Sovereignty of God means that if God be for you, it doesn't matter who is against you, it also means that if God be against you, it doesn't matter who is for you.
The story of Judges is the story of my life and yours. And it's a drama of grace that is told in 3 acts.
1. A sinful life (11-14)
Indeed, these were days when there was no king in Israel and every man did what was right in his own eyes. And when every man does what they call right, most do wrong.
Yesterday, Alan Braid, an OB/GYN in Texas published an op-ed in the Washington Post about his performance of an abortion in violation of the new abortion law in Texas.
Leftists on social media are hailing him as a hero and a brave protector of women. All I could think is "Woe to you who call good evil and evil g ...
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