# Bible Profiles (Page 7)

But for Deborah, Shamgar would have literally been a one-verse-wonder. And a mighty wonder he is. In his first appearance in the Book of Judges he is squeezed in between Ehud and Deborah herself. Judges 3:31 tells us: “After him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.” Later, after Deborah, Barak and Jael had dealt to Sisera and the Canaanite army, Deborah dedicated a line of her…

Over the years, my good wife has only banned two of my travel sermons. One on, “Moses,” and the other on “The Prayer of Jabez.” I guess that she had heard them once too often. But I didn’t feel bad about Jabez. I had borrowed the best parts from a preacher named Bruce Wilkinson. And I knew his version was about to become super popular. I was right, his ‘Prayer of Jabez’ sermon recording and gift books achieved massive sales.…