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He Gave Them Judges
CGG Weekly by Charles WhitakerGod gave judges to our fathers for about four hundred and fifty years, demonstrating His sovereignty and concern for His people. When the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them from their enemies all the days of the judge, moved to pity by their groaning under oppression and harassment. However, when the judge died, the people reverted and behaved more corruptly than their fathers, refusing to commit to serve God. Today, God has also placed much control of government in the hands of judges, a phenomenon seen throughout the Western world. This rise of judicial power, though not always recognized as such, is part of God's sovereign work, ruling over the West in place of elected officials. God's hand continues to labor for the ultimate good of believing Israel, His special people, despite the sway of judicial authority.
'How Long, O Lord?'
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe cycles of Israel's history - idolatry, subjugation, repentance, deliverance - provide a pattern for understanding the church's scattered condition.
Samson and the Christian (Part 5)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSamson never really lived up to his potential, rarely using the power God had made available to him; he never raised an army or dispensed justice.
Israel: Past
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughOnce Israel is identified prophetically, Bible prophecy opens up and God's plan becomes plain!
A Government Like the Nations
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeSometimes God's most effective judgment is to give His people what they want and let them suffer for it.
Israel's Immigration Problem
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Economically, the alien has enslaved modern Israel by becoming the lender, putting an iron yoke around the necks of the people in the host nations.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Three): A Cycle of Rebellion
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIsrael consistently cycles through God's deliverance, apostasy through idolatry and immorality, God's chastening, national repentance, then deliverance again.
Psalms: Book Three (Part Four)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughHistorically and spiritually speaking, the beginning of things set the stage for what comes after.
Are We Already In Captivity?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Major curses, including economic oppression, famine, pestilence, mental illness, alien invasion, the scattering of modern Israel are yet to occur.
Gideon's 300
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGideon incrementally moved from a position of weakness and fear to a position of strength and valor as he increasingly started to trust in God to give victory.
Freedom's Dark Underbelly
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAny freedom to choose must be accompanied by a set of standards against which choices are made. The people of the world do not have this freedom.
Samson and the Christian (Part 3)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughAs Judges 14 opens, God motivates a spoiled, lustful, impetuous troublemaker to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines. Samson walked by sight.