Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Luke Zimmerman, pastor at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg, PA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Judges 10:6-18. The cycle of Judges transitions toward a third stage. The Ammonites become the primary enemies of Israel in the east, and the Philistines become the primary enemies of Israel in the west. These enemies arise as the LORD’s response to Israel’s evil. This evil is not simply generic immoral behavior; Israel’s evil always traces itself back to idolatry. As the people experience the oppression of their enemies, the LORD once again does His work of bringing His people to repentance. They acknowledge their sin of forsaking the LORD. When He challenges them to cry out to these new gods instead, they refuse and remember who the LORD is and what He has done for them. The LORD responds with mercy as the people in the eastern part of the land look for one through whom the LORD will rescue them from the Ammonites. “Rebellion and Rescue” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes