By Roy Clements
IVP. 185 pages. £5.99
ISBN 0 85110 899 7
Another volume of Roy Clements' sermons is a welcome sight for the reader and preacher. Here he takes us through the books of Judges and Ruth in eight chapters, showing how God used frail individuals to achieve his ends.
The first chapter looks at the opening to the book of Judges. There is a pattern to God's history, a loose pattern that Israel 'could recognise with the benefit of hindsight but never presume upon in any crisis'. There is helpful material here on divine providence. The next three chapters look at key individuals in the history of Israel: Gideon, Abimelech, Jephthah and Samson. From them we learn lessons about leadership, guidance, ambition, the dangers of sexual immorality and the sovereignty of God over our weaknesses.
