In this sermon, Pastor Zack continues our study in the book of Judges by looking at the rise and demise of King Abimelech in Judges 9. As Abimelech, the concubine-born son of Gideon (Jerubbaal), assumes the kingship in Shechem, we see Israel’s ruin come from within — from among their own. After considering the narrative […]
In this sermon, we see Gideon’s disastrous ending as the author of Judges brings the Gideon cycle to a close. Marked by interpersonal conflict, ruthless vengeance, hypocrisy, disobedience, idolatry, and sinful presumption, Gideon’s final scene in his life and legacy is not one for us to follow. Indeed, it is one for us to learn […]
In this sermon, Pastor Zack continues our study of the book of Judges by looking to the next chapter in the Gideon story. In this chapter, we see God make it abundantly clear to the Israelites, and to us, that He will not share His glory with another. Rather, God loves to use our weaknesses […]
In this sermon, Pastor Zack continues the introduction to the Gideon cycle in the book of Judges by looking at the second half of Judges 6. In this section we will see that, as is typical of Israel’s judges, Gideon is a man who does heroic things and is regarded as a man of faith. […]