A Solemn Question for his Enemies (Judges 8:18-21)

1/18/2010 8:26 AM

 

SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

My Worship Time                              Focus:  A solemn question for his enemies

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                        Reference:  Judges 8:18-21

 

            Message of the verses:  “18 ¶  Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?" And they said, "They were like you, each one resembling the son of a king." 19  He said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if only you had let them live, I would not kill you." 20  So he said to Jether his firstborn, "Rise, kill them." But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. 21  Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Rise up yourself, and fall on us; for as the man, so is his strength." So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments which were on their camels’ necks.”

            This paragraph tells of the killing of Gideon’s brothers by these two kings, Zebah and Zalmunna, but it goes into no details of how it happened; only that it did happen.  It may have been when the Midianites came into the land to steal all of the food from the children of Israel and Gideon’s brothers were defending their family.

            Since there was no police force in Israel at this time it was up to the family to pursue justice upon those who had killed someone in their family and that is exactly what Gideon did.  He offered the job of killing these kings to his sons, but he was probably too young to do it, and so Gideon killed them by himself and the matter was settled once and for all.

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  When there is a problem in my life I have to have the courage to do what is right.  I believe that the Lord is now leading Sandy and me away from our church home into something that is better for us, and this excites me.  I also believe that there are real problems at GBC and if not corrected that it will die.

 

My Steps of Faith for Today:

 

1.    Trust the Lord to give me the right words to say at the meeting tomorrow that will be true and that will be honorable to the Lord.

 

1/18/2010 8:43 AM