Playlist: Israel, Subjugation of (topic)
Psalms: Book Three (Part Four)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIsrael's subjugation arises directly from its persistent rebellion against God. After the generation that entered the Promised Land failed to instruct its children in His ways, later generations forsook the Lord, served the Baals and Ashtoreths, and provoked His anger. As a result, God delivered them into the hands of …
Freedom's Dark Underbelly
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIsrael's subjugation began with the prophecy given to Abram that his descendants would be strangers in a foreign land, serve its inhabitants, and suffer affliction for four hundred years before God judged that nation and brought them out with great possessions. This came to pass in Egypt, where the children of Israel groaned …
Samson and the Christian (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe subjugation of Israel by the Philistines began when the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, prompting Him to deliver them into Philistine hands for forty years. This oppression proved the longest and in certain respects the worst of the period of the judges, because the Philistines sought not to annihilate …