Judges 10: Killer culture
Judges 10:6-16 – 6 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the...
Kekuatan dalam kelemahan
Hakim-hakim 7:1-23 Hakim-hakim 7:1-7 – Adapun Yerubaal--itulah Gideon--bangun pagi-pagi dengan segala rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan dia, lalu mereka berkemah dekat mata air Harod; perkemahan orang Midian itu ada di sebelah utaranya, dekat bukit More, di lembah. Berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Gideon: "Terlalu banyak rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan...
Judges 09: The hidden hand of God
Judges 9:1-10:5 Judges 9:16-21 – 16 “Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved— 17 for my father fought for you and risked...
Teruslah berbuat baik!
27 “Tetapi kepada kamu, yang mendengarkan Aku, Aku berkata: Kasihilah musuhmu, berbuatlah baik kepada orang yang membenci kamu; 33 Sebab jikalau kamu berbuat baik kepada orang yang berbuat baik kepada kamu, apakah jasamu? Orang-orang berdosa pun berbuat demikian.” Lukas 6:27,33. 13 “Dan siapakah yang akan berbuat jahat...
Judges 08: The danger of success
Judges 8:1-35 Judges 8:22-28 – 22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” 23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son...
Is Jesus in the past or in the present?
EXODUS 3:14: [14] God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God the almighty declared about Himself with: “I AM WHO I AM”. IT’S MEAN THAT HE IS ALWAYS LIVING IN...
Judges 07: Powerful weakness
Judges 7:1-25 Judges 7:1-7 – Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, “The people...
Apakah Tuhan Yesus mencari kita atau kita yang mencari Tuhan?
Every other religion is a man seeking God with all kind methods and ways. Christianity is God come down from heaven to seek and redeems a sinful man. YOHANES 3:16-17: Karena begitu besar kasih Allah akan dunia ini, sehingga Ia telah mengaruniakan Anak-Nya yang tunggal, supaya setiap orang...
Judges 06: Assurance in fear
Judges 6:1-40 Judges 6:11-16 – 11 Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him and...
Mata Melihat, Pikiran Terbuka dan Tangan Terulur
Yohanes 9:1-41. 1 “Waktu Yesus sedang lewat, Ia melihat seorang yang buta sejak lahirnya. 2 Murid-murid-Nya bertanya kepada-Nya: ”Rabi, siapakah yang berbuat dosa, orang ini sendiri atau orang tuanya sehingga ia dilahirkan buta?” 3 Jawab Yesus: ”Bukan dia dan bukan juga orang tuanya tetapi karena pekerjaan-pekerjaan Allah harus...