God doesn’t call the equipped, son. God equips the called. ~Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave You know, I get a chuckle when I get a comment like, “You seem so sure of yourself”, or even “You are full of yourself”. Seems to me that I am in good company: 13 Now…
Daniel openly defies the king’s decree and prays to God Illustration by Jim Padgett, Distant Shores/Sweet Publishing, under CCA-SA license This is part 1 of the series “How to Interpret the Bible“, so if you have not yet read the introduction, you should do so. When studying the Bible, why…
“Ruth’s Wise Choice” From a Bible card published by the Providence Lithograph Company, 1907 Earlier this year, I wrote a Bible study on “The Book of Ruth“. It was not some gloss-it-all-over study, either, and I took the time to pick out enough gems to hopefully make people think…
Chapter 5 continues what we read in Chapter 4. It is a celebration over the victory of Barak and Deborah over Jabin. Having beaten the enemy, Deborah and Barak now sing a song of praise to God. They praise Him for avenging His people. 2 “Israel’s leaders took charge, and…
We left chapter 3 with the account of Shamgar, who must have been either a contemporary of Ehud or Deborah, or both. We see him mentioned later on. Chapter 4 begins with the usual telling of “the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD” (v…
So far, we’ve had an overview of the Book of Judges. This book chronicles a cycle of sin, servitude, supplication and salvation over and over again. It is a testament to God’s loyalty and trustworthiness to not abandon His people. It is also a story of His mercy in that…