"A main challenge or question that people have when it comes to God is: If God is all-powerful and all-loving, then why is there evil and suffering on the earth? It is interesting to me that when people think of an all-loving, all-powerful God, their immediate conclusion is that God would think like they do, would have their morality. And so, there is a contradiction, because if they were God, they would use their power to stop all evil and suffering. I really don’t think that “if” is the right question. I think it needs to be a “why” question. Why would an all-powerful,
all-loving God allow evil and suffering? That is a much more interesting question. The book of Judges makes us struggle with this, and we can clearly see that God allows human decisions to stand for a time. He allows us the authority to choose wisely or poorly. What and how we decide to live our lives tells a lot about who we are, who we love, and what we believe.
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God Delivers Israel; Judges 7-9
"There is no question in my mind that God can deliver anyone from anything, and any nation from any other nation. The Bible demonstrates this here in the book of Judges, as well as in Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and throughout the New Testament – take your pick. Even in modern times, we have seen how t...
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The Child Nazirite; Judges 10-13
"The Nazirite vow is described back in Numbers 6, and it was a way that men and women could temporarily commit their lives to God in a special manner. With the stipulations of Numbers 6 as our background, it is curious that God calls on a person not yet born to be a Nazirite from birth. To do thi...
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The Nazirite Vow; Judges 14-17
"The Nazirite vow was an important vow made to the God of heaven and earth. This is important to remember when we consider that Samson, born from his mother’s womb as a Nazirite, and the fact that his strength came from never cutting the hair on his head. The book of Judges tells us that Samson a...
