Tag: Judges

The moral ingenuity of man is his worst enemy. Drew finishes the series on the book of Judges.

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Drew ventures into the epilogue of Judges, comparing Micah’s shrine to forms of false religion found today.

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Drew wraps up Samson’s tale and asks, “Do we focus more on God’s gifts than his mission?”

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Drew continues the tragedy of Samson, discussing Samson’s careless slumber.

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Drew picks up his study of Judges with Samson. First he looks at the problem of unawareness through the experiences of Samson’s parents.

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Drew wrestles with the tough question of Jephthah: Did he really offer his daughter as a burnt offering? Or are other interpretations possible?

Correction: At one point, Drew lists Amon as a king of Judah who offered human sacrifices and calls him Manasseh’s grandfather. While Amon probably did offer human sacrifices, he was Manasseh’s son. Ahaz was Manasseh’s grandfather. 2 Kings 16:3 says he “burned his son as an offering, according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.”

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Drew discusses Gideon’s son Abimelech: the rose, the thorn, the fire!

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Drew continues Gideon’s story in the book of Judges. Was Gideon the humble hero who refused to be king, or was his refusal more complicated than that?

Below are the books mentioned in this week’s episode:

Iron John by Robert Bly

Judges: Such a Great Salvation by Dale Ralph Davis

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Drew continues Gideon’s story. He talks about God’s jealousy and ours.

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