I WANNA BE LIKE SHAMGAR (9 OF 42)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Judges 3:31
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I Wanna Be Like Shamgar (9 of 42)
Series: The Coming King-Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 3:31
Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. They thought that an earthly king would solve their problems.
God in Providence and mercy raises up judges to deliver the people. But as great as they are, they are fallen and sinful. The inferiority of their judges is only rivaled by the inferiority of the earthly kings that would follow them.
In each case, it was to remind Israel that their ultimate deliverance would not come from an earthly leader. They needed a king to come, a king named Jesus.
We see Him pictured tonight in the strange story of a strange deliverer most people have never heard of. (Judge 3:31)
Several years ago, a contemporary Christian group named FFH released a song called, "I Wanna Be."
I wanna be like Daniel in the lion's den
Waiting for God's love to save him
I wanna be, I wanna be
I wanna be like Moses when he raised his hands
And all the winds and seas obeyed him
I wanna be, I wanna be
Before that, the group 4Him recorded a song called, "I Want to be a Man You Would Write About." That song mentioned King David and Father Abraham.
I've heard other songs and other sermons that have admonished God's people to be like Paul, Joseph, and the woman with the alabaster box.
But very few people who've ever aspired to be like a Bible character mentioned their desire to be like Shamgar.
And the reason for that is understandable. Precious little is said about this powerful Deliverer. His name appears in 2 verses in all the Bible. Here, and in Judges 5:6, where in Deborah's song of victory, she alludes to brother Shamgar.
A total of 50 words in the KJV about a man of whom most have never heard. A Bible that has nearly 800,000 words, 50 of them are about Shamgar. And in that fact alone, there is a beautiful lesson about this next deliverer.
Here is a man that, by his own ...
Series: The Coming King-Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 3:31
Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. They thought that an earthly king would solve their problems.
God in Providence and mercy raises up judges to deliver the people. But as great as they are, they are fallen and sinful. The inferiority of their judges is only rivaled by the inferiority of the earthly kings that would follow them.
In each case, it was to remind Israel that their ultimate deliverance would not come from an earthly leader. They needed a king to come, a king named Jesus.
We see Him pictured tonight in the strange story of a strange deliverer most people have never heard of. (Judge 3:31)
Several years ago, a contemporary Christian group named FFH released a song called, "I Wanna Be."
I wanna be like Daniel in the lion's den
Waiting for God's love to save him
I wanna be, I wanna be
I wanna be like Moses when he raised his hands
And all the winds and seas obeyed him
I wanna be, I wanna be
Before that, the group 4Him recorded a song called, "I Want to be a Man You Would Write About." That song mentioned King David and Father Abraham.
I've heard other songs and other sermons that have admonished God's people to be like Paul, Joseph, and the woman with the alabaster box.
But very few people who've ever aspired to be like a Bible character mentioned their desire to be like Shamgar.
And the reason for that is understandable. Precious little is said about this powerful Deliverer. His name appears in 2 verses in all the Bible. Here, and in Judges 5:6, where in Deborah's song of victory, she alludes to brother Shamgar.
A total of 50 words in the KJV about a man of whom most have never heard. A Bible that has nearly 800,000 words, 50 of them are about Shamgar. And in that fact alone, there is a beautiful lesson about this next deliverer.
Here is a man that, by his own ...
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