by Tom Moll The reality of God’s unfailing love for Israel is seen in the cycle repeated over and over in Judges. The Israelites fall into sin and cry to God for help. He answers their cries and raises up a leader to deliver them. Then they once again let the culture around them drag […]
by Tom Moll “Will you never learn?” I heard those words many times from my mother as I was growing up. It must have seemed to her that she warned me repeatedly and to no apparent avail about the consequences of my actions. In Judges 10, the Israelites cried to the Lord again. They told […]
by Tom Moll The story of Gideon is intriguing. When the angel of the Lord called Gideon a “mighty warrior,” he was threshing wheat in a winepress in hopes of not being discovered by the Midianites. He was not exactly a typical candidate for a general. But God often does not choose the people we […]
by Tom Moll Following 40 years of peace the Israelites rebelled against God and he raised up the Moabites to humble them. They repented and cried out for help. God answered, raising up Ehud, the left-handed judge. Empowered by God Ehud easily could have been intimidated by the power and might of Moab. Instead he […]
by Tom Moll The book of Judges is a “roller coaster ride” through a couple hundred years of Israel’s history. There are highs when the children of Israel are obedient. There are lows when they are drawn in by the culture around them and, through disobedience, walk away from God’s protection. Seen on the ride […]
