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| Aerial View of Nairobi- Forward with The Gospel |
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| Rev. Eng. JK. Maragia |
Tragedy befell Samson for compromising his Nazarite vow to Delilah's ploys. She cut his hair while he slept, and the Philistines captured him, put out his eyes, and put him to grinding in prison. But his hair grew again, and Samson renewed his vow. The Philistines mocked him at a feast to their god, Dagon, but Samson prayed God to avenge him. God heard him, and Samson toppled the pillars on which the house stood.
Judges 16:30 -
"...So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life."
PRINCIPALS - "Judges"
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| A smile of worthy to the lord |
Both Moses and Joshua could see a time coming when Israel would forsake God's commandments. There would be no king in Israel, and every man would do what was right in his own eyes. Yet, in those times, great men and women stood for God and righteousness, judging Israel in isolated circumstances. Gideon, Samson, Deborah, Samuel and others were heroic. The moral: even in bad times, one person can save the day.
Judges 2:10 -
"...there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel."
PRINCIPLES - "The Woman Gets Honor"
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| Be brave to fight for the Lord |
Deborah was a Godly judge and Prophetess in Israel during a twenty year oppression by the Canaanites. God commanded Deborah to send troops after Sisera, Canaan's army captain. She delivered the word of the Lord to Barak to lead an attack, but he would not go without her. Deborah showed herself a champion, but another woman, Jael, became the heroine who assassinated Sisera that day.
Judges 4:9 -
"...I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman."
PROPHECIES - "Joshua Prophesies"
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| Look straight to the Lord |
Modern Israel should read Joshua's prophecies again. His message as he was dying was essentially this: Remember the mighty things God has done for you. He will always defend you if you faithfully obey and serve Him. But if you compromise yourself with heathen nations, becoming like them, the LORD will stop defending you. They will become snares, traps, scourges and thorns to you, and you will perish off the land.
Joshua 23:15 -
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| The Lord is Faithful |
