ADVENTURES OF SAMSON: WEAKNESS & STRENGTH
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Adventures Of Samson
a) We continue in the time of the Judges and the Conquest of Canaan.
b) No matter how far people stray from God, he is still reaching out to them. No matter how weak they become, he still credits what faith they retain. No matter how unworthy they may be, he still uses them as instruments of his will. No matter how wrongly they act, he still acts justly toward them, hoping they will return to him.
2. Weakness and Strength
a) As the time of the conquest of Canaan drew on, the quality of Israel's life and success continued to decline.
b) Judges still rose up when things got really low. However, between Jair and Samson, the reigns of the judges were short - one decade or less.
c) The judges of Israel seemed to have strange mixtures of weakness and strength. In some ways they were wise and strong, in others weak and foolish.
d) We have already noticed this in Gideon. He had a remarkable faith in God, yet he made an idol of gold.
e) In our present lesson, "the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephtah" yet he responds with a stupid vow to the LORD —with tragic results.
f) Samson is also blessed by God's Spirit, yet he was often immoral and irresponsible.
g) The Bible tells it like it is —to our great embarrassment. But would we rather the Bible gloss over the truth?
f) God never approved of, or even overlooked, the sins of his people. However, without entering into their unrighteousness, he gave them credit for, and used, what faith they had.
g) The Hebrew writer puts it nicely when he says, "Out of weakness they were made strong" (Hebrews 11:33-34).
The End ...
1. Adventures Of Samsona) We continue in the time of the Judges and the Conquest of Canaan.
b) No matter how far people stray from God, he is still reaching out to them. No matter how weak they become, he still credits what faith they retain. No matter how unworthy they may be, he still uses them as instruments of his will. No matter how wrongly they act, he still acts justly toward them, hoping they will return to him.
2. Weakness and Strength
a) As the time of the conquest of Canaan drew on, the quality of Israel's life and success continued to decline.
b) Judges still rose up when things got really low. However, between Jair and Samson, the reigns of the judges were short - one decade or less.
c) The judges of Israel seemed to have strange mixtures of weakness and strength. In some ways they were wise and strong, in others weak and foolish.
d) We have already noticed this in Gideon. He had a remarkable faith in God, yet he made an idol of gold.
e) In our present lesson, "the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephtah" yet he responds with a stupid vow to the LORD —with tragic results.
f) Samson is also blessed by God's Spirit, yet he was often immoral and irresponsible.
g) The Bible tells it like it is —to our great embarrassment. But would we rather the Bible gloss over the truth?
f) God never approved of, or even overlooked, the sins of his people. However, without entering into their unrighteousness, he gave them credit for, and used, what faith they had.
g) The Hebrew writer puts it nicely when he says, "Out of weakness they were made strong" (Hebrews 11:33-34).
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