Besides spiritual nourishment, do you know what other area of life the Scriptures give us clarity in? The answer is politics. One principle in particular that is well fleshed out is the idea that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. We see this political principle play out in 1 Samuel between the Amorites […]

“The cities between ‘Ekron and Gat which the P’lishtim had captured from Israel were restored to Israel, and Isra’el rescued all this territory from the power of the P’lishtim. There was also peace between Israel and the Emori.”-1 Samuel 7:14 So we’re told that God’s victory at Mitzpah was so effective that Israel even won […]

“Thus the P’lishtim were humbled, so that they no longer entered Israel’s territory; and the hand of Adonai was against the P’lishtim as long as Sh’mu’el lived.”-1 Samuel 7:13 Recall the God pattern of deliverance we’ve been witnessing ever since the beginning of the book of Judges. First, Israel is faithful. Then Israel falls into […]

“The men of Isra’el went out from Mitzpah, pursuing the P’lishtim and attacking them all the way to Beit-Kar.  Sh’mu’el took a stone, placed it between Mitzpah and Shen, and gave it the name Even-‘Ezer [stone of help], explaining, ‘Adonai has helped us until now’.”-1 Samuel 7:11-12 Alrighty, let’s get our bearings. So with supernatural […]

Following on the heel’s of yesterday’s discussion, here’s another HUGE misconception the Christian world harbors concerning idolatry. They view pagans or the unbelieving world as idolaters. That’s a mistake. Why? Because you can only be an idolater unless your were once a follower of the God of Israel. See what I mean? You can’t apostatize […]