Bible Reading: Judges 3:12-31
Key Verse: Verse 31 – “And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
Key Words: And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath
Judge Shamgar is mentioned twice in God’s Word: first in Judges 3:31 and again in Judges 5:6. It’s interesting that the name Shamgar means strange, for indeed, he is. All we know of him is that he judged Israel for a brief time and that his outstanding feat is taking an ox-goad, which was an instrument used to hurry up the oxen when plowing and slaying six hundred Philistines with it.
No doubt that Shamgar was of good courage. Now, you nor I will ever confront a Philistine army and kill six hundred soldiers, especially with an ox-goad; but we still need the courage God gave Shamgar.
It takes courage...
- To refrain from gossip when others about you delight in it;
- To stand up for an absent person who is being abused;
- To live honestly within your means and not dishonestly on the means of others;
- To be talked about and yet remain silent when a word would justify you in the eyes of others, but which you cannot speak without injury to another;
- To be a real man, a true woman, by holding fast to your ideas when it causes you to be looked upon as strange and peculiar;
- To refuse to do a thing which is wrong, though others desire it; and
- To live always according to your convictions.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ With God, courage is commendable. Without God, courage is condemnable.
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