This lesson from Judges 3:7–31, titled “Using the Unlikely,” highlights how God chooses and empowers ordinary, flawed people to accomplish His purposes. The first three judges—Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar—each demonstrate that God is not limited by family background, physical limitations, or lack of status. Othniel is a faithful warrior from a respected lineage; Ehud is a left-handed man from a lesser tribe who courageously defeats a powerful enemy; and Shamgar, likely a converted Canaanite farmer, delivers Israel using nothing but an oxgoad. The lesson encourages believers to offer all they are—abilities and disabilities alike—to the Lord, trusting that His power is perfected in weakness.
Using the Unlikely
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