shamgar and the oxgoad judges 3:31

Shamgar and the OxgoadJudges 3:31

“Shamgar”* Name is Hurrian for “Stranger”

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“Anath”* Canaanite goddess, linked to Baal* “Son of” indicates Shamgar being a worshiper or a product of worship

1 Long, Pointy Stick = 600 Dead Philistines

Tola (Judges 10: 1-2)

Who is he and what

did he do? I have no idea!

Tola: Intertribal Man of Mystery

* Tola = “worm”* Puah = female word for “splendid”* Dodo = rarely a name… “loving” * From Issachar, Lived in Ephraim?

Jair (“The Illuminator”) Judges 10: 3-5

“Frontier Justice”30 Sons Riding 30 Donkeys

Ibzan (“The Illustrious Matchmaker”)Judges 12: 8-10

Elon (“The Oak”)Judges 12: 11-12

Abdon (“God’s Servant”)Judges 12: 13-15

* 40 Sons & 30 Grandsons Riding 70 Donkeys

Acts 13:36“For when David had served God’s purpose

in his own generation, he fell asleep…”--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ephesians 2:10“For we are God’s workmanship,

created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”