Gideon. Fleece.

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Deborah. The only female judge of Israel. A prophetess who spoke God's words to Israel.

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Having now set the backdrop with the first three posts in this series, let's take a look at a few judges. Some well-known. Others not so much.

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Leadership Matters.

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• God saves and preserves His covenant people.
• His people sin against Him.
• God judges His people for their sin.
• His people cry out for help.
• God gives mercy and restores His people.
• Repeat process starting at Point #1.

This is what many scholars have called "The Judges Cycle." This is exactly the pattern we see repeated throughout the period of history covered by the Book of Judges.

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Recently a friend and brother in Christ began texting me some questions on things he had been reading in the Book of Judges. After rejoicing that my brother was reading Judges, and praying that the Lord would increase his tribe in the church I pastor, I set out to provide a few responses to his inquires. Responses, I trust, that were faithful to God and His Word.

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Earlier this week, on the CBS Morning Show, a segment featured a new book titled Darwin Comes to Town. The author discussed the thrust of a book in a segment you can see here:

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Every pastor I have ever known has experienced discouragement. And many of the "great" preachers / pastors in church history have battled seasons of depression and melancholy. Spurgeon being the classic example here.

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What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, our of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these things come from within, and they defile a person (Mark 7:21-23).

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My wife's mother, Linda, passed into the presence of Jesus on this day, Feb 6th, when my wife was only ten years old. But this is no sob story!

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