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These are five ways God promises to deal with our enemies. Remember, like any other promise, they require obedience on our part. If we are unforgiving and unloving toward our enemies, the promises are off the table. If we are worried, trying to take justice into our own hands, or gossiping about the situation—no deal.
Psalm 68:21. Verse Concepts. Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds. 1 Corinthians 15:24-28. then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
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Berean Standard Bible. Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.” King James Bible. But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. New King James Version.
Verses 4-10 (Imprecation against Enemies): David prays for God to confound and defeat his enemies, describing their downfall in vivid detail. Despite the harsh imprecations, he affirms his trust in God's justice and celebrates God's power to deliver the righteous from the wicked. Verses 11-16 (Betrayal and Injustice):
- God Can Give You The Ability to Forgive Those Who Hurt you. Judges 15:1-3.
- God Can Use Even Your Mistakes For His Glory. Judges 15:4-6
- God Can Avenge You When Others Seek to Harm you. Judges 15:7-8.
- God Can Give You A Spirit of Courage. Judges 15:9-11.
- God Can Protect You When Others Betray you. Judges 15:12-13.
- God Can Give You The Strength to Defeat Your enemies. Judges 15:14-17.
- God Can Restore You in Weakness When You Call Out to him. Judges 15:18-20.
Samson’s promise of revenge against his former fiancé’s father. Samson had just killed 30 Philistines in a rage after his Philistine bachelor party hosts tricked him. He also called his fiancé a he...
Samson’s second act of revenge against the Philistines: burning their crops. In retaliation for the loss of his Philistine fiancé, Samson used 300 animals (most likely jackals) to set fire to the P...God is faithful and in control, even when you sin. Like Samson, every believer will fall short of God’s glory. A believer’s righteous acts are like filthy rags in His eyes (Is. 64:6). Even when you...Samson’s third act of revenge for the death of his former fiancé. After the Philistines killed his former fiancé and her family for triggering Samson’s rage, Samson committed his third act of reven...Do not seek vengeance when others hurt you. Samson saw it as his duty to seek vengeance for any perceived slight against him. In addition to being misguided, he misrepresented God in seeking vengea...The Jews’ refusal to challenge the Philistines. God had appointed Samson to help deliver the Jews from the Philistines. But the Jews showed that they had no interest in being delivered. Instead of...With faith, God will also give you the courage to face your enemies. Like the Jews, God wants you to have faith in Him to have courage in the face of evil and your enemies. But the Jews did not hav...The Jews’ pact with the Philistines to hand over Samson. Because they feared the Philistines more than they trusted God, the Jews made a pact with the Philistines to hand Samson over to them: “12 T...God is your refuge in times of trouble. Out of mercy and grace, God provided Samson with a rock to hide from his pursuers. But that hiding place did not protect Samson from his own people. Thus, Go...Samson’s defeat of 1,000 Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone. Because it was God’s plan to create a conflict between the Jews and the Philistines that would lead to the Jews’ eventual freedom, He g...
God’s miraculous provision of water to restore Samson. After Samson boasted of his actions, God humbled him with a debilitating thirst. Once Samson acknowledged God, He restored Samson by miraculou...God can restore your strength as well. Once Samson humbled himself, God restored his strength. The name of the place where God brought forth water from the rock was called “En-hakkore.” This transl...Jesus is the Rock who gives the waters of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was the Rock that gave waters of the Holy Spirit: “ and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual...At Jerusalem, God broke the power of his cosmic enemies through the death and resurrection of Jesus. He broke the power of sin and death, opening to us the way of eternal life. Psalm 76 ignites within us a passion to celebrate the astounding victory of God in Christ.
The one who controls all things and can reverse any circumstance can easily defeat His enemies. There is nowhere anyone can hide from God's judgment of their actions. He will judge everyone to the ends of the earth (Hebrews 4:13).
