Shamgar: The Unsung Hero

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 13 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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# 126 - Shamgar: The Unsung Hero - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, an army of 600 Philistines threatens Israel, and a simple farmer named Shamgar rises up with nothing but an oxgoad and unshakable faith. In this gripping tale of humble courage, God uses the ordinary to bring extraordinary deliverance.Episode 126 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9 , “The Lord said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:14) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:03) Shamgar: The Unsung Hero(13:39) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.0	Before the breaker of chains came, the Lord would send lesser heroes,
0:08.0	fractured and broken images of the deliverer to come.
0:12.0	You all call me the Lord's Man.
0:16.0	You praise me for my courage, and you have responded to my call.
0:20.0	But make no mistake, brothers, we you have responded to my call.
0:25.1	But make no mistake, brothers, we are all the Lord's men.
0:29.9	After 40 years of protecting Israel alongside his family,
0:33.7	Othniel finally returned home to be at peace.
0:40.8	Other nations, lean and hungry, circled the land as predators circled, fattened sheep.
0:48.0	Brothers, people of Israel, hear me. Follow after me. For the Lord has given your enemies the Mobites into your hand. Do not fear. Aihud led his people to victory, and for 80 years, Israel knew peace.
0:59.8	They would be imperfect vessels in God's hands, crafted to lead Israel out of itself-inflicted
1:07.8	destruction.
1:14.1	This is an I-Heart podcast.
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1:18.9	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
1:24.3	For Christians in more than 70 nations, access to the Bible is limited or even restricted.
1:30.7	More than 850,000 Christians need Bibles right now. Through the Voice of the Martyrs Network of frontline workers,
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1:46.4	These workers are willing to risk arrest, imprisonment, beatings, and even death to get
1:52.3	Bibles to Christians who might never receive them otherwise.
1:55.9	We know them by name, and you can help.
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