Choice Words For You

In the dark days following the demise of the judge, Samson, the Israelites did what they thought was right, in their own eyes. Micah, an Ephraimite, made a shrine in his house. Installing his son as a priest, he started to worship a silver carved image, an idol. Listen to the first part of his story…

This is a saga of the tragedy of Samson and how the Lord listens to his final prayer. A gripping drama unfolds as you listen to this episode. Do listen on… 

Delilah arrives in Samson’s story in this episode. Listen to all about her in his own words. Her charm and the way she tempts Samson. This is graphically shown in this episode. Why wait, keep listening…

Samson continues telling his story to us. His acts infuriate the Philistines. His own countrymen, the Israelites, hand him over to them. But listen to what happens next…

Don’t you love a riddle? Samson creates a tough riddle for some folk who struggle to solve it. They threatened his wife and got the answer from her. Samson was humiliated and responded with violence. Listen to his story now…

This is the story of one of the few men in the Bible whose birth is foretold by angels. Samson, a son promised to the barren couple, Manoah and his wife. Listen to the wonderful beginning of the life of this amazing judge of all Israel…

Have you heard the names of Ibzan, Elon and Abdon? They were ordinary men whom God chose to be judges of Israel in their time. Indeed, God chooses some men and women for the routine, hum-drum, activities in His Kingdom, too! Listen to their stories now…

Jephthah, the judge of Israel, makes an unwise vow before the Lord. The Lord grants him victory against the foes of Israel, but he had to pay the price for making a foolish vow. He had to sacrifice his beloved daughter to the Lord. What a sad plight. Listen to his agony in this episode…

Jepthah was an unlikely choice to be a judge of Israel. But the Lord chose him. He recounts the history of the people of Israel aptly as he replies to the demands of the Ammonite king. Go ahead and listen to Jephthah as he shares…

Tola and Jair are two men who judged the nation of Israel in their time. They were faithful in their service to the Lord. Perhaps you have not heard of them. They were just ordinary men like you and me. But God used them. He can use you and me, too. If we are available. Do listen to them tell their stories…

Abimelech musters his supporters and conquers Shechem and its leaders. But the judgment of God falls on him1, and he dies shamefully. How does this happen? Listen to this episode to find out.

Jotham curses Abimelech and the people of Shechem. The elders of Shechem are convinced by Gaal, the son of Ebed, to revolt against Abimelech, the son of Jerubbabel. Listen to how things unfold in the town of Shechem for Abimelech, who had usurped power.

This is the story of Abimelech, the son of Gideon and his concubine from Shechem. He manages to make the elders of Shechem to fall in line with him. He makes them kill the sons of Gideon, his step brothers, to seize power for himself. A gory tale indeed. Listen on…

Gideon captures the Midianite kings and slays them. He consolidates the victory of Israel against the Midianites. Unfortunately, he fashions an idol from the gold he craves and leads Israel into idolatry. Listen to all this from his own words…

Miraculously, God helps Gideon and his small number of Israelites to gain a victory against their enemies. Oreb, Zeeb, princes of Midian, are killed. Their kings, Zebah and Zalmunna, fled from the victorious Israelite army. Listen to all this and more…

Starting with an army of 32,000, Gideon lands up with only 300 men for the battle. How did it happen? How did Gideon and his 300 fare in the battle? Listen to find out…

Heard of Gideon’s fleece? As we heard in the first part, the Angel of the Lord gave Gideon a call and a mission. In spite of his low self-esteem, Gideon agrees to start his mission for God. But when it comes to going to war against the Midianites, he develops cold feet and asks for some tests to confirm that the Lord is with him. Listen to find out more…

Midian was overpowering the nation of Israel. The Midianites were not allowing the Israelites to live normally. In this context, an angel of the Lord accosted an unlikely warrior and commissioned him, Gideon, to tackle the menace of the Midianites. Listen to how it all happened…

Victorious Deborah memorialised their win with a lovely song which they sang. The song struck a chord with the Israelites and they could remember the faithfulness of the Lord their God Yahweh through the judges Deborah and Barak. Listen to the story from Deborah herself… 

Israel had sinned against their Lord God, Yahweh and were punished by Him. They were under the rule of the Canaanite king Jabin. He had a Commander called Sisera who was oppressing the people of Israel. In these trying circumstances, deliverance came in the form of a lady judge, Deborah. She took the help of Barak, who led the Israelite army to victory against the hordes of Sisera and Jabin. Liste...

Shamgar started where he was, used what he had, an ox-goad and did what he could. A judge of the Israelites, he delivered them from their enemies, the Philistines. Let’s listen to him share his story now…

After Othniel, the Israelites again lapse into the sins of idolatry. The Moabite king Eglon conquers them and keeps them in servitude for eighteen years. Deliverance comes from an unexpected source. The second judge of the nation of Israel was a left-handed man. Enabled by the Lord God, Ehud leads the people of Israel to conquer their oppressor, Eglon, a wicked Moabite king. Listen to his story no...

Have you heard of Othniel, in the Bible? He was the nephew of Caleb, the courageous Israelite. Having receivedthe legacy of faith from Caleb, Othniel helps his people withstand a pagan Mesopotamian king, Cushan Rishathaim. With God’s help, he delivers them. Listen to him speak… 

The Lord is Risen! He is risen indeed! What are the facts which give historicity to the physical resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ? Do listen on.

Listen to these poems and meditate at the foot of the Cross of Calvary this blessed Good Friday!