Evil doers now fight evil doers in this passage of Judges and the city of Shechem is destroyed. There are lessons for us today. Join us as we study the Old Testament in a very open and practical way. Subscribe to our Youtube channel, too.
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The party's over. So is the honeymoon. Those that made him king three years earlier, now scheme against Abimelech. God saw to it. Now it's evil vs. evil. They didn't learn the lessons but we must. Join us as we study the O.T. on "A Layman Looks @ Scripture". Click on the LINK below:
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#36 -- Judges 9:16-21. Study this passage of Scripture with us on Youtube as a Layman Looks @ Scripture. Click the LINK below:
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The only surviving legitimate son of Gideon, Jotham, addresses the men of Shechem who appointed his half-brother Abimelech as king. There are lessons for us. Join us. Click on the LINK below:
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#34 -- Judges 9:1-6 -- A close look at the Treachery of Abimelech.
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We just posted episode #33 on our study of Judges. The end of Gideon's story. Join us as we see how his legacy panned out and learn some lessons in the process. Click on the LINK below:
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Judges 8:13-21 study on Youtube: Gideon completes the defeat of the Midianites and on his way home, he has some serious unfinished business to deal with. And it's not pretty. But there are lessons there for us and some predictions of what's ahead. Join us.
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A Very Strong Possibility Not To Be Ignored
The High Sign
Author: David S. Heeren
Publisher: Self-published, Coppell, Texas, 2015
When it comes to the occasion of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, David S. Heeren has written a book that is difficult to argue with. He has a premise which he describes clearly and defends thoroughly from both a scientific and a scriptural perspective. But he wins many of us over simply because beyond wanting us to understand where he is coming from, he does not, in my opinion, push his theory on us nor is he adamant that he is one hundred per cent correct. He knows the limitations that Jesus Himself put on the preciseness of such knowledge. He approaches the topic with great caution as he knows that “no man knows the time” of Christ’s return.
Heeren is a Bible scholar that wants us to focus on understanding and recognizing the celestial sign he believes will announce the return of Christ. He is an award-winning journalist and author of 17 books. He used his background in mathematics and logic to create Tendex, the first internationally used statistical system for rating professional and college basketball players. Nine of his books have Christian themes. In short, he’s no “fly by night” type of author and you’ll appreciate the research he does for this one.
Readers who value scripture as the Word of God and, also believe that God is fully in charge of the natural world and its laws that He Himself created and put into operation, will be astounded by Heeren’s approach to the topic. In The High Sign, he compellingly shows us 200 pieces of evidence with respect to twenty-four events that are given to us in the Bible that support his premise.
His premise is that the return of Jesus Christ will be heralded by the presence of a comet. While there are 200 signs that support that, he contends that there isn’t a single contradictory piece of evidence that he has found in studying this subject for sixteen years.
In his book, he shows that there are definite astronomical connections between the Flood of Noah, the demolition of Sodom, the plagues of the Exodus, and our main event of interest – the Second Coming of Christ. He takes us through various Biblical events showing us how a comet was involved, something I found fascinating. He also considers the events of Job in their proper chronological order, that is, at the same time that the events of Sodom and Gomorrah occurred. Those who own a Chronological version of the Bible will appreciate that.
And there’s more to garner from the book. I learned things about the great Chicago fire that I never knew. Hint, there’s more to it than just Mrs. O’Leary. Did Moses get upset about a golden calf or was it a bull? He explains quite satisfactorily how the plagues that befell Egypt took place, connecting the first nine to comet activity at the time. Later in the book, you’ll find his explanation of what happened scientifically as Moses struck the rock to get water.
While the book provides a very helpful section of key points at the end of each chapter, it would, in my opinion, benefit greatly from both a Table of Contents and an Index. Let’s hope he adds those in future editions of the book. To my surprise, he also uses the Apocrypha with excellent rationale that even I could not object to. And then of course he also relies on support from non-Biblical/Christian sources as well. Also of great benefit is a section of seven things for Christians to do to prepare for the Day of the Lord (or the Return of Christ).
Heeren makes very good use of Scriptural text. For those that believe in the existence of God and that He is in charge of the natural world and its laws, he reminds us that a comet is indeed a very natural phenomenon. The author writes in a style that suits a non-PhD holder like me very well. He does not present himself as a know-it-all. In fact, there’s a place in the book where he asks the reader if he is “stepping over the bounds of credibility”.
There is no doubt that Scripture is full of many verses regarding catastrophe coming to earth from the heavens and Heeren does a great job of sharing those with us.
I highly recommend the book both for those who know their Bible and would like a very plausible action plan for the Day of the Lord and for those that are just curious about what they may have heard about the end times.
Ken B. Godevenos, President, Accord Resolutions Services Inc., Toronto, Ontario, June 21, 2021, www.accordconsulting.com
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Gideon is given a hard time by the men of Ephraim for not inviting them to be part of the battle, and the leaders of Succoth and Penuel won't give his men any food. Let's see how Gideon deals with them and discover some lessons for ourselves. Join us as we study Judges.
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The defeat of the Midianites. 122,000 defeated by 300 with trumpets, earthen jars, torches, and God. Some great lessons for us. Join us as we study Judges 7:19-25.
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Gideon needed and got his 3rd Confirmation from God. How many do you and I need? And what about that stale loaf of barley? Is that you or me? Study with us as we look at the book of Judges and ask ourselves -- Just how Just were the Judges?
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Episode #27 -- Youtube study on Judges 7:1-8 -- God teaches Gideon some interesting lessons in very unique ways. There are lessons for us as well. Join A Layman Looks @ Scripture and study the O.T. with us.
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Gideon gets proof his calling was from God but now he wants proof that God will deliver his enemies into his hands. So he puts out not one, but two, fleece tests. We can learn a lot from this passage. Join us as we study the book of Judges in the O.T.
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Episode 25: Youtube study of Judges 6:28-32. Gideon obeys God and the mob comes after him. Learn what happened and the lessons we can learn for our own lives from this pasage of the Old Testament. Join us as we study together on "A Layman Looks @ Scripture".
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God gives Gideon some tough work on his first night after signing up to serve him. If you're going to govern and judge Israel, you have to start with your own household. In the process, we learn some vital lessons for our lives today. Join us as we study "Just how Just are the Judges?"
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#22 Judges 6 14b 18 What's Your Gap?
There's
often a big gap that we see between what God would like us to do and
what we feel we can accomplish. We call it a gap. Today we learn about
Gideon seeing that gap and the steps he took to address it. There's a
few good lessons for us in these verses. Join us as we study the book of
Judges together and ask "Just how Just were these Judges?"
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#21 Judges 6:11-14a The Call of Gideon. And Who's that perfect stranger?
In
this study, we are introduced to the unique way that Gideon, the 5th
Judge of O.T. Israel was called to deliver God's people from their
oppressors. And we pick up a couple of lessons for ourselves. Join us as
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#20 -- on Judges 6:1-10.
It
seems that after 40 years of peace, Israel had forgotten that it took
some effort to keep the peace. And so they're back to their old tricks
and once again suffer for it. This time it's a moral defeat as well as a
physical one. Join us as we study the book of Judges and try to pick up
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#19 Judges 5:28-31 The battle, as seen by the defeated.
We
come now to the last stanza of the Song of Deborah and this one
features those who were defeated, especially the mother of the slain
Sisera who fell at the hands of a woman. Join us for three key lessons
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#18 -- Judges 5:24-27. In this second last stanza of the Song of Deborah, the Prophetess and Judge of Israel sings the praises of Jael who murdered Sisera, through deceit. We take a look at that closely and ask ourselves whether Jael deserves any praise. Join us as we study JUST how JUST were the JUDGES? Click on the LINK immediately below:
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Join us for study #17 on the O.T. book of Judges, chapter 5:19-23. Here in this fourth stanza of her song, Deborah calls out those that would not help Israel and sings about the curse God has put on them. There's a lot for us to learn. Join us as we continue our study of Judges. Click on the LINK right below:
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Just posted #16 on Youtube of our study of Judges 5:12-18. Deborah continues her Song, praising those that helped in the battle, and also calling out those that did not. What are the lessons for us? I found three but you may find others. Take a look and share your thoughts with us. Just click on the LINK right below:
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Study #15 -- Judges 5:6-11.
Today
we continue with Stanza 2 of the Song of Deborah. A very complex song
indeed with lots of opinions on what it means. You get to decide for
yourself as we look at the options. Study the O.T. with us. Click on the
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#14 -- Studying Judges 5:1-5 -- part 1 of Song of Deborah.
The
battle has been won. It is time to thank the leaders and the volunteers
but all praise goes to God. Was Deborah the first Mahalia Jackson? Find
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