Judges 2-4; 6-8; 13-16 Part 2 • Dr. Lori Denning • May 25 - 31 • Come, Follow Me
5/20/202657 min
Dr. Lori Denning turns to two of Israel’s most complicated judges, Gideon and Samson, and shows how gifted, Spirit-empowered men and women can unravel under the weight of pride and broken covenants, and why their stories are less a museum exhibit than a mirror.
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TIMECODE
00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Lori Denning
02:29 Gideon tears down his father’s idol at night
03:31 Joash steps into the gap to defend his son and a twin story
06:36 The significance of Joash and Jael as additional helpers
07:11 Signs that confirm faith vs. create it–The Fleece
10:44 Applying the fleece
12:09 Gideon’s downfall–pride, the ephod, and the parallels
15:32 Absolute power corrupts absolutely
17:02 Sampson’s introduction and the repeating cycle
18:42 Monoah’s unnamed wife–the elements of birth type scene
22:28 The Nazarite vow and Samson as symbol of covenant Israel
25:23 Samson’s mother lives the Nazarite vow and Minoah’s slowness
27:38 Parataxis–Minoah’s reaction vs his wife’s recognition of the angel
33:28 Anonymity in scripture as universality
35:09 Sampson as cautionary tale and failure to repent
36:41 Samson’s first words, “I saw, I took.”
40:32 The Philistine wife story: The riddle, the betrayal, and the burning
42:57 Transition to Delilah, Samson is already corrupt
44:02 “Fell in love” as covenant language and Delilah as anti-mother
45:48 The 4 rounds with Delilah and secret of his hair
48:10 Samson chained, blinded, only prayer for personal vengeance
50:12 “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes”
51:00 Closing reflection: Hope, warning signs, Jesus as true king
53:42 Women in Judges as covenant markers, and final testimony of Jesus Christ
58:14 End of Part 2 - Dr. Lori Denning
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsJohn Bytheway· Host0:01
Welcome back to part two with Dr. Laurie Denning, the book of Judges Touched my heart.
Hank Smith· Host0:07
Where are all these miracles that we've heard about? And he mentions Egypt. Where's our Red Sea? Where's the plagues that save us? That is pretty snarky, but what you said there, Laurie, was important. How come everyone else is getting all these wonderful blessings? And he says, if the Lord be with us, why is it so hard? Why is it so awful? And then he's like, you're going to be the guy. He's like, wait, what? Where's all the miracles? Go look in the mirror. You're going to be the miracle.
Lori Denning· Guest0:33
And he's like, well, I didn't want to go that far. I didn't say it should be me. And that is powerful, though, isn't it? Where we say, I don't know if the Lord remembers me. I don't even doubt that miracles have happened in other people's lives, but where's my miracle? When's he going to step in? Or when's it enough? Or does he even remember me? That feels really real.
Hank Smith· Host0:55
And not only do I remember you, I'm going to actually answer your prayers with you. I love that where the Lord says, where are the miracles? Have I not sent you? Here we go. And he's like, whoa, whoa, whoa. How am I supposed to save Israel? I'm a nobody. And like you said, Lori, you're perfect.
Lori Denning· Guest1:13
You're perfect.
Hank Smith· Host1:14
It's exactly what I want.
Lori Denning· Guest1:15
The littlest guy of the littlest tribe of the smallest family that's hiding. I can do something with that. I can make that work. So not only I think does he see us, but he can make us mighty men of valor, mighty women of valor. He can