Category Archive: Bible – OT – Judges James Jordan, commenting
on Israel’s failure to thoroughly conquer Canaan: It is a
temptation to settle down and enjoy the fruits of victory before
the victory is fully accomplished. The land was essentially but
not thoroughly conquered. This temptation was not unique to
ancient Israel. Christianity captured the Roman Empire
essentially but not thoroughly. The Reformation captured
Northern Europe essentially but not thoroughly. God does promise
peace and prosperity as the fruit of victory, but only when the
victory is thorough. It is dangerous to settle down too soon and
too much. The war is real, and it is never really over. Eternal
vigilance is the price of holiness. — Judges: A Practical and
Theological Commentary, 28. I’ve been preaching through Judges
and this Sunday I’m coming to Judges 16, the story of Samson and
Delilah. Puzzling things happen all through the story of Samson,
starting with him being moved by the Spirit (13:25) to marry a
Philistine woman, a marria