Sermons and Biblical Studies

Brawn and Muscle Jdg_14:1 : ’93And Samson went down to Timnath.’94 There are two sides to the character of Samson. The one phase of his life, if followed into the particulars, would administer to the grotesque and the mirthful; but there is a phase of his character fraught with lessons of solemn and eternal import. … Continue reading “079. Brawn and Muscle”

Angelology Jdg_13:19 : ’93And the angel did wondrously.’94 Fire built on a rock. Manoah and his wife had there kindled the flames for sacrifice in praise of God, and in honor of a guest whom they supposed to be a man. But, as the flame rose higher and higher, their stranger guest stepped into the … Continue reading “078. Angelology”

Concerning Bigots Jdg_12:6 : ’93Then said they unto him, Say, now, Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him and slew him at the passages of Jordan.’94 Do you notice the difference of pronunciation between shibboleth and sibboleth? A very small and unimportant difference you … Continue reading “077. Concerning Bigots”

Massacre of the Innocents Jdg_11:36 : ’93My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth.’94 Jephthah was a freebooter. Early turned out from a home where he ought to have been cared for, he consorted with rough men, and went … Continue reading “076. Massacre of the Innocents”

Broken Promises of Marriage Jdg_11:35 : ’93I have opened my mouth unto the Lord and I cannot go back.’94 General Jephthah, the commander-in-chief of the Israelitish forces, is buckling on the sword for the extermination of the pestiferous Ammonites, and looking up to the sky, he promises that if God will give him the victory, … Continue reading “075. Broken Promises of Marriage”

Stormed and Taken Jdg_9:48-49 : ’93And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder. And all the people likewise cut down every … Continue reading “074. Stormed and Taken”

The Broken Pitchers Jdg_7:20-21 : ’93And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal… And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.’94 … Continue reading “073. The Broken Pitchers”

Where’92s Mother? Jdg_5:28 : ’93The mother of Sisera looked out at a window.’94 Spiked to the ground of Jael’92s tent lay the dead commander-in-chief of the Canaanitish host, General Sisera, not far from the river Kishon, which was only a dry bed of pebbles when in 1889, in Palestine, we crossed it, but the gullies … Continue reading “072. Where’s Mother?”

Shamgar’92s Ox-Goad Jdg_3:31 : ’93After him was Shamgar, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad.’94 One day while Shamgar, the farmer, was plowing with a yoke of oxen, his commands of ’93Whoa! Haw! Gee!’94 were changed to the sound of battle. Philistines, always ready to make trouble, march up with sword … Continue reading “071. Shamgar’s Ox-Goad”

A Summer-House Tragedy Jdg_3:15 : ’93But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon, the king of Moab.’94 Ehud was a ruler in Israel. He … Continue reading “070. A Summer-House Tragedy”