1.Othniel – Power of God – Spirit of God

2.Ehud – Power of Word - two edged sword

3.Shamgar – Power of surrender – give Him what you have

4.Deborah– Power of encouragement

5.Gideon– Power in weakness (perfect)

- Folly of the Ephod

- Strivings of Abimelech

Judges

1.Othniel – Power of God – Spirit of God

2.Ehud – Power of Word - two edged sword

3.Shamgar – Power of surrender – give Him what you have

4.Deborah– Power of encouragement

5.Gideon– Power in weakness (perfect)

6. Tola

7. Jair

Judges

8. Jepthah

Judges

8. Jepthah – Power tho despised…vows

Judges

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

Judges 11:30-31

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

Judges 11:30-31

Hebrew conjunction waw

• Often translated “and”

• Also translated “but”, “or”

Judges 11:30-31

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

Judges 11:30-31

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands, then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, or I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

Judges 11:30-31

8. Jepthah – Power tho despised…vows

9. Isban

10. Elon

11. Abdon

12. Samson

Judges

Potential of Samson’s life

• Child of God…(Heb 11)

• Called by God

• Empowered by God

• Needed

Samson

Potential of Samson’s life

Problem of Samson’s life

• Problem of Location

• Problem of Passion

• Problem of Sin

Samson

Potential of Samson’s life

Problem of Samson’s life

Product of Samson’s life

• God departs from him

• Samson reaps sins consequences

• Blind, bind and grind

• Samson never made an impact

Samson