Someone sent to save Judges 3:31

Someone sent to save Judges 3:31

The cycle of. We saw how the people reject God and go after the local gods, the intermarry, and they compromise. God brings and oppressors to punish them, The people then cry out to God and God sends a deliverer. God slays the oppressor.  Today we will look at God sending the deliverer.

When the people cry out to God, He answers and send a deliverer to free the people. We have read of Othniel, and Ehud. We know of Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. Today we look at Shamgar. We know very little about Shamgar. We know he kills 900 Philistines and does it with a farm tool.

1.     God sends a deliverer

a.     Some are well known while others are not.

b.     Shamgar seems like an honorable mention.

c.      There is no mention of the people getting behind him.

d.     The people normally come out and fight for their country

e.     Some are brave, some are not.

f.       But all are sent by God.

2.     Judges through history

a.     Samuel, David, Elijah, and Elisha.

b.     Luther, Calvin, Knox, Wesley and many others

c.      Jesus

3.     The deliverer

a.     Sent by God

b.     Your deliverer

c.      Who are you sent to deliver

Are you being oppressed? Are you calling out to God? Look for the deliver God has sent. A teacher, a doctor, a nurse, a friend. Fight the battle with them, believe in them.

Become the deliverer for others, see them, hear them, pray for them, fight for them.