The Devil is in the Details

The Devil is in the Details

  1. God is detailed and clear.
    1. Deuteronomy 7:1-6
    2. Judges 2:1-3
    3. Judges 10:6
  2. The devilish detail of Gideon is a name.
    1. 8:22-23,27,31
  3. The devilish detail of Jephthah is in a vow.
    1. 11:29-31
  4. The devilish detail of Samson is in his blindness.
    1. 14:4 – God was involved in Samson’s unrighteous marriage
    2. 15:11-12 – his own people turned on him
    3. Samson’s relationships were a parallel to Israel’s relationship with God.
    4. 16:17,20  – Samson trusted his own strength
  5. The devilish detail of Judges is disunity.
    1. 21:25

The details of a life following God are recognition, renewal, and remembrance.

2:16-17