Dr. Lori Denning turns to two of Israel’s most complicated judges, Gideon and Samson, and shows how gifted, Spirit-empowered men and women can unravel under the weight of pride and broken covenants, and why their stories are less a museum exhibit than a mirror. YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dOm_VzXsybc FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Lori Denning 02:29 Gideon tears down his father’s idol at night 03:31 Joash steps into the gap to defend his son and a twin story 06:36 The significance of Joash and Jael as additional helpers 07:11 Signs that confirm faith vs. create it–The Fleece 10:44 Applying the fleece 12:09 Gideon’s downfall–pride, the ephod, and the parallels 15:32 Absolute power corrupts absolutely 17:02 Sampson’s introduction and the repeating cycle 18:42 Monoah’s unnamed wife–the elements of birth type scene 22:28 The Nazarite vow and Samson as symbol of covenant Israel 25:23 Samson’s mother lives the Nazarite vow and Minoah’s slowness 27:38 Parataxis–Minoah’s reaction vs his wife’s recognition of the angel 33:28 Anonymity in scripture as universality 35:09 Sampson as cautionary tale and failure to repent 36:41 Samson’s first words, “I saw, I took.” 40:32 The Philistine wife story: The riddle, the betrayal, and the burning 42:57 Transition to Delilah, Samson is already corrupt 44:02 “Fell in love” as covenant language and Delilah as anti-mother 45:48 The 4 rounds with Delilah and secret of his hair 48:10 Samson chained, blinded, only prayer for personal vengeance 50:12 “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes” 51:00 Closing reflection: Hope, warning signs, Jesus as true king 53:42 Women in Judges as covenant markers, and final testimony of Jesus Christ 58:14 End of Part 2 - Dr. Lori Denning Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
