Unlikely Saviors

Right in Whose Eyes? - Message 4 - Unlikely Saviors - Judges 3:31-5:31

Outline:
This is not about the roles of men and women in the church.
This is not about patriarchy or matriarchy.
This is not about women rising to lead when the men won’t.

This is about God using unlikely saviors to deliver His people so that He gets the maximum glory!

I. The Prod – 3:31
A. Shamgar the Foreigner
B. Shamgar the Farmer
C. Shamgar the Savior – 1 Sam. 14:6; Isa. 45:4-7

II. The Prose – 4:1-24 (Inform using Facts)
A. Back to Business – vs. 1-3 – 2 Tim. 2:19; 1 John 2:3-5; 3:9
B. The Source of Salvation – vs. 4-16 – Psalm 118:23
C. No Escape – vs. 17-24

III. The Poetry – 5:1-31 (Praise the Victor, Appeal to Emotions) – The Song of Salvation – Psa. 104:2-3
A. A Willing Sacrifice – vs. 1-3, 9 – Romans 12:1-2
B. Providence in the Storm – vs. 4-5 – Psalm 83:15; 148:8
C. Downtrodden and Dispersed – vs. 6-8
D. Recount the Righteous Acts of the Lord – vs. 10-13
E. The Trembling Tribes – vs. 14-18
F. The Angel of the Lord, Lord of All Creation – vs. 19-23
G. The Blessed Woman Jael – vs. 24-27
H. The Bereaved Mother of Sisera – vs. 28-30
I. Bright Shining as the Sun – vs. 31 – Prov. 4:18; Matt. 13:43