WHEN THE PLAYBOY BECAME A PLOWBOY (35 OF 42)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Judges 16:1-21
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When the Playboy Became a Plowboy (35 of 42)
Series: The Coming King: Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 16:1-21
In those days there was no king in Israel and every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. But this book, like the whole of Scripture, is ultimately about the Lord Jesus. And Judges is preparing us for a coming king, the Lord Jesus.
This is the 5th lesson in the longer narrative about Samson. And it involves one of the most infamous scenes in the Bible. It's the sad and sordid tale of When The Playboy Became a Plowboy. (Judges 16:1-21)
In 2 Samuel 1, we read one of the saddest scenes in the Bible. King Saul and his son Jonathon are killed in battle. And when news reaches David, successor to the throne, he writes a funeral dirge and instructs that all the men of Judah learn the song.
The sad song of lament speaks of the death of these 2 great men and proclaims 3 different times, "How the mighty have fallen." And yet, it was through that great and tragic FALL that God was working His plan to bring David to the throne. In the midst of hurt and heartache, God was still the hand behind the headlines.
As mighty Samson falls from his great heights in tonight's text, we may be inclined to add another verse to David's funeral song. For here, indeed, is another case where "the mighty has fallen."
We also see a little glimpse of the hand of God, working to bring a king to the throne. And because we know the end of the story, both Samson's story and the greater story of Jesus, we know that God can can raise a man up, even after he's been brought down.
In that, there's a message of grace for us. That while we are neither Samson nor Jesus, nobody has gone so far down, that God cannot raise you up. But in the present case of Israel's strong man, this story is a tragic scene of desire, deception, and defeat.
He goes from being the judge of Isra ...
Series: The Coming King: Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 16:1-21
In those days there was no king in Israel and every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. But this book, like the whole of Scripture, is ultimately about the Lord Jesus. And Judges is preparing us for a coming king, the Lord Jesus.
This is the 5th lesson in the longer narrative about Samson. And it involves one of the most infamous scenes in the Bible. It's the sad and sordid tale of When The Playboy Became a Plowboy. (Judges 16:1-21)
In 2 Samuel 1, we read one of the saddest scenes in the Bible. King Saul and his son Jonathon are killed in battle. And when news reaches David, successor to the throne, he writes a funeral dirge and instructs that all the men of Judah learn the song.
The sad song of lament speaks of the death of these 2 great men and proclaims 3 different times, "How the mighty have fallen." And yet, it was through that great and tragic FALL that God was working His plan to bring David to the throne. In the midst of hurt and heartache, God was still the hand behind the headlines.
As mighty Samson falls from his great heights in tonight's text, we may be inclined to add another verse to David's funeral song. For here, indeed, is another case where "the mighty has fallen."
We also see a little glimpse of the hand of God, working to bring a king to the throne. And because we know the end of the story, both Samson's story and the greater story of Jesus, we know that God can can raise a man up, even after he's been brought down.
In that, there's a message of grace for us. That while we are neither Samson nor Jesus, nobody has gone so far down, that God cannot raise you up. But in the present case of Israel's strong man, this story is a tragic scene of desire, deception, and defeat.
He goes from being the judge of Isra ...
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