The Battle Belongs to the Lord, not to the Statistics
We rightly call ourselves the Church Militant. As long as we live in this world we fight against the devil, world, and sinful…
The book of Judges chronicles the utter failure of God’s people to serve him as they should. As a result, time and time again the enemy casts a dark shadow and breathes down their necks, until the Israelites turn from their foreign gods and implore the Lord’s mercy. In the book of Judges we see the Lord’s faithfulness and long-suffering. We see how he disciplines his children: not as an exterminator, but as a Father. We also see in each judge a shadow of Christ. As we face the same struggles with which our fathers struggled in the land of Israel, we do well to learn from their failings and hope in their Savior.
We rightly call ourselves the Church Militant. As long as we live in this world we fight against the devil, world, and sinful…
Idols are nothing but wood and stone, gold and silver, and the vain imaginings of men’s hearts. “We know that an idol is…
The word “catechesis” means to “echo back.” It refers to a process of instruction in which the catechist asks questions and the catechumens…
When we left the Israelites, they were languishing under the hand of Midian. Israel suffered oppression from the enemy because they had forsaken…
Grain, wine, and oil were the food staples of Israel, along with the animals. When the people stopped listening to the Word of…
Previously, we heard how Jabin king of Hazor had arisen, as if from the dead. A certain Jabin king of Hazor had suffered…
The judges in the book of Judges are individually shadows of Christ, and taken together are a more defined shadow. Othniel is a…
Other gods always look so appealing. The Israelites were drawn to the Canaanite agricultural religion, perhaps because the wars had settled down and…
As with virtue, remembering takes effort; as with vice, forgetting comes readily. And of all the things that mankind so readily forgets, he…
The pagan world is useful to the Church. Certainly, it doesn’t seem that way most of the time. We often cry out with…
There are two cups: the Cup of Salvation (Ps. 116:13) and the Cup of Wrath (Is. 51:17). And if you will not drink…
What would happen if an entire generation failed to recount the mighty works of God to their children? What if these children could…
And he brought them to the territory of his holiness, The mountain that his right hand had acquired. And he drove out the…
Judah – O you! – your brothers shall give thanks to you. Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies. The…
This post introduces a commentary on the Old Testament book of Judges; I will put it up in weekly installments here at Steadfast…