Judges 3:7-11 “He Hears Our Cry”

Judges 3:7-11 “He Hears Our Cry”

The word Judge means deliver. Israel need one. Israel was just a one generation into the promised land and they had turned away from God. They end up in servitude to the king of Mesopotamia. By force they were slaves in Egypt, by choice they are slaves again in the promised land. Then they cry out to God.

I cannot remember the whole story but there are so many like it. A police office went to empty the trash in the dumpster behind the station and heard a crying noise. Following the sound, he found a Baby in the snow crying it’s eyes out. The baby lived because he heard the cries.

The people of Israel cry out to God and God hears their cries. To save them God sends Othniel.

Slaves in the promised land.
                a. apathy
                b. addiction
                c. something from your past
                d. the loss of a spouse, child, a parent or a friend
                e. financial issues
                f. health issues

If my people who are called by my name 2 Ch 7:14

Psalm 30:1-12 his anger last a moment…

 

The whole church can be held captive in the promised land
a. dead and hopeless
b. parched dry bones
c. Dry bones live. Ezek 37:1-14
d. Dry bones stop grieving the Holy Spirit, Receive the Holy Spirit and live!

Are you dry bones, tired bones, in mourning for some lost thing? Are you a slave in the promised land? God hears your cries. Cry out, scream, yell out in prayer for God hears your cries and can make your dry bones live.