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JUDGES: GOD'S UNUSUAL HEROES - Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar - Dr. Jim Bradford, April 19, 2026
JUDGES: GOD'S UNUSUAL HEROES - Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar - Dr. Jim Bradford, April 19, 2026
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Sunday 9:00 AM
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OTHNIEL:
Judges 3:9,10a
9 But when they cried out to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.
10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war.
9 But when they cried out to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.
10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war.
God gave Othniel His Spirit
EHUD:
Judges 3:15a
15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite.
15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite.
Judges 3:17a, 20-22
17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man… 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palaceand said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.
17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man… 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palaceand said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.
God marked Ehud with uniqueness
SHAMGAR:
God used what was in Shamgar's hand
JESUS IS OUR DELIVERER, TODAY AND ULTIMATELY