What comes into your mind when you think of Samson? Violence? Supernatural strength? A problem with women? All of these are part of his gripping story! What do you think he looked like? Some people assume Samson was a very muscular man, one with perfect physique; but as you read the narrative this doesn’t seem to fit. The Philistines couldn’t understand how…

In the book of Judges the nation of Israel is in a downward spiral of apostasy. The refrain “The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD…” is repeated numerous times (2:11; 3:7, 12; 4:1; 6:1; 8:33; 10:6; 13:1). This is followed by God’s judgment which is usually, but not always, followed by the Israelites’ cry for…

When the word idolatry is mentioned most of us have images of primitive people bowing down to statues or shrines. Unfortunately, it is this incomplete perception of idolatry that causes modern people to be unaware of, or in some cases to overlook, the idols of their heart. Far from being an ancient problem, idolatry is still a problem in our modern technologically advanced…