Jeff Cavins
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And isn't that a truth? Sin leads to servitude. We become slaves. The servitude, the slavery... leads to supplication. We pray and we ask God, please deliver us. And that supplication leads to salvation. God raises up a judge, which is not like Judge Judy, but it is like a warrior king almost. And then they receive victory.
And isn't that a truth? Sin leads to servitude. We become slaves. The servitude, the slavery... leads to supplication. We pray and we ask God, please deliver us. And that supplication leads to salvation. God raises up a judge, which is not like Judge Judy, but it is like a warrior king almost. And then they receive victory.
And then after that salvation, then we see this repetition, sin entering in again. And this goes over and over seven times in the book of Judges. And Father, sometimes when I read this, I almost want to say, guys, hello. But then I'm looking in the mirror, you know, it's like, hello, Jeff. And I find myself in this and it's like, why didn't you guys get it? Because we didn't.
And then after that salvation, then we see this repetition, sin entering in again. And this goes over and over seven times in the book of Judges. And Father, sometimes when I read this, I almost want to say, guys, hello. But then I'm looking in the mirror, you know, it's like, hello, Jeff. And I find myself in this and it's like, why didn't you guys get it? Because we didn't.
And then after that salvation, then we see this repetition, sin entering in again. And this goes over and over seven times in the book of Judges. And Father, sometimes when I read this, I almost want to say, guys, hello. But then I'm looking in the mirror, you know, it's like, hello, Jeff. And I find myself in this and it's like, why didn't you guys get it? Because we didn't.
You know, how come you didn't fly right? Because I didn't.
You know, how come you didn't fly right? Because I didn't.
You know, how come you didn't fly right? Because I didn't.
Well, we have 12 judges in the book of Judges, and some of them, they're not all one after the other. There are times when there is a couple of judges at the same time in different areas of the land, and you have to remember that when you read it. And there's 12 of them. One woman, her name is Deborah, in Hebrew, Devorah, buzzing bee is what it means in Hebrew.
Well, we have 12 judges in the book of Judges, and some of them, they're not all one after the other. There are times when there is a couple of judges at the same time in different areas of the land, and you have to remember that when you read it. And there's 12 of them. One woman, her name is Deborah, in Hebrew, Devorah, buzzing bee is what it means in Hebrew.
Well, we have 12 judges in the book of Judges, and some of them, they're not all one after the other. There are times when there is a couple of judges at the same time in different areas of the land, and you have to remember that when you read it. And there's 12 of them. One woman, her name is Deborah, in Hebrew, Devorah, buzzing bee is what it means in Hebrew.
And we know of Deborah, but the most famous of all the judges is Samson. And Samson is an extraordinary individual. He is no doubt a very good-looking man. He is a practical joker. He loves women. And he has also taken an extraordinary vow. Imagine that.
And we know of Deborah, but the most famous of all the judges is Samson. And Samson is an extraordinary individual. He is no doubt a very good-looking man. He is a practical joker. He loves women. And he has also taken an extraordinary vow. Imagine that.
And we know of Deborah, but the most famous of all the judges is Samson. And Samson is an extraordinary individual. He is no doubt a very good-looking man. He is a practical joker. He loves women. And he has also taken an extraordinary vow. Imagine that.
You know, you take a vow, and yet you're struggling with everything everyone else is struggling, but you took a vow, and that vow is called a Nazarite vow. which means that you are holy unto the Lord, you are sanctified unto the Lord, you're not a priest, but you are sanctified. And this could be a man or a woman, by the way, Scripture tells us, and you don't cut your hair.
You know, you take a vow, and yet you're struggling with everything everyone else is struggling, but you took a vow, and that vow is called a Nazarite vow. which means that you are holy unto the Lord, you are sanctified unto the Lord, you're not a priest, but you are sanctified. And this could be a man or a woman, by the way, Scripture tells us, and you don't cut your hair.
You know, you take a vow, and yet you're struggling with everything everyone else is struggling, but you took a vow, and that vow is called a Nazarite vow. which means that you are holy unto the Lord, you are sanctified unto the Lord, you're not a priest, but you are sanctified. And this could be a man or a woman, by the way, Scripture tells us, and you don't cut your hair.
And that length of your hair is a sign of your faithfulness, your covenant faithfulness to God. And then he meets Delilah, who is not one of the Jewish women, She is from the neighboring nations, the Philistines, and everything goes sideways at this point.
And that length of your hair is a sign of your faithfulness, your covenant faithfulness to God. And then he meets Delilah, who is not one of the Jewish women, She is from the neighboring nations, the Philistines, and everything goes sideways at this point.
And that length of your hair is a sign of your faithfulness, your covenant faithfulness to God. And then he meets Delilah, who is not one of the Jewish women, She is from the neighboring nations, the Philistines, and everything goes sideways at this point.