Thought about Shamgar much lately?
Probably not. He was one of the Judges of Israel like Samson and Gideon. However, he rarely makes the cut for children’s Sunday School lessons because the entire biblical narrative of his life consist of only one verse. Take a look:
“After him [Ehud] was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.” – Judges 3:31 NKJV
That’s it. The guy shows up out of nowhere swinging a big stick, gets the “honorable mention” and then disappears just as quick. But the important part is; he got the honorable mention. From that one verse we get some important facts:
- God stepped in and delivered Israel (at His chosen time)
- God included facts that were pertinent (Shamgar’s lineage, Philistines, six hundred enemy…dead)
- God left out details we needn’t worry about (as He…
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