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Judges 15:14-20 and 16:1-2 From Jawbone Hill to The house of the rising sun
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 15:14-20 14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came on him in power, and the ropes that were on his arms became like burnt flax and they fell from his hands. 15 He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey. […]
Judges 15:10-13 Passive obedience
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 15:10-13 10 So the men of Judah said, “Why have you come to attack us? ” The Philistines replied, “We have come to tie Samson up and pay him back for what he did to us.” The Philistines certainly missed the irony. They were used to the idea of allowing a […]
Ruth 3:14-16a Who are you?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 3:14-16a 14 She lay at his feet until the morning, but then got up before anyone could recognize anybody else. He said, “Don’t let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.” The inspired writer does not tell us that the couple slept together in the marital […]
Judges 15:6-9 Samson’s revenge
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 15:6-9 6 The Philistines asked, “Who did this? ” They were told, “It was Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because the Timnite took Samson’s wife and gave her to his wedding companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death. The tragedy and irony of Samson’s first […]
Judges 15:1-5 Flaming foxtails
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 15:1-5 In this chapter, God shows that he is with Samson, even though Samson is a naïve firebrand, a big boy with a bruised ego in a superhero’s body. But with burning foxtails, burst bonds, the jawbone of a donkey and a miraculous spring of water, God shows that preserving […]
Judges 14:15-20 Samson is betrayed
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 14:15-20 15 On the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Persuade your husband to explain the riddle to us. If you don’t, we will burn you and your father’s family to death. Did you invite us here to rob us? ” This passage is amazing to me because of the […]
Judges 14:12-14 Samson’s riddle
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 14:12-14 12 “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can give me the answer during the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. 13 But if you can’t give me the answer, you must give […]
Judges 14:7-11 Samson’s wedding begins
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 14:7-11 7 Then he went down and talked to the woman, and he was pleased with her. The wooing of the Philistine girl from Timnah is presented in several stages. He met her, he talked with her, he planned the wedding, he went through with the first 6 days and […]
Ruth 3:9-13 A woman of noble character
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 3:9-13 9 He said, “Who are you?” She answered, “It’s me, Ruth, your servant. Spread your cloak over your servant, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.” Boaz woke up (older men often wake up several time each night) and found a woman sleeping at his feet. Now was her moment—the moment […]
Psalm 76:10-12 He reigns from a tree
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 76:10-12 God’s fame 10 Surely the wrath of men brings you praise, And you clothe yourself with the wrath that remains. What does this verse mean? When humans become angry with God, it’s inevitable that their anger will prove useless, and God’s glory and power will be proved right. He […]
Psalm 76:7-9 To judge and to save
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 76:7-9 7 You are to be feared, and only you. When you are angry, who can stand before you? This is echoed in Revelation 6:12-17, and both passages talk about judgment day. When God’s patience comes to an end, he will rise up and end everything. When the story is […]
Psalm 76:1-6 God’s victory
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 76:1-6 PSALM 76 The God of Victory In Psalm 74, Asaph asked the question: “Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?” (Ps. 74:1; cp. Job 19:11). Psalms 75 and 76 bring answers to that question. First, God is […]
