Be Available (Judges): Accepting the Challenge to Confront the Enemy (The BE Series Commentary) [Paperback]

Warren W. Wiersbe (Author)

Book Description

Series: The BE Series Commentary | Publication Date: March 10, 1994

"In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25

Centuries have come and gone since those words of Scripture were written, but our self-centered, pleasure-minded human race has never seemed to learn the lessons of history. Philosopher George Santayana was right when he said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Today's world and the world of the Judges are similar in many ways. Greed. Sexual immorality. Disregard for moral absolutes. Even God's people can't seem to work together.

But Warren Wiersbe reminds us through this study that here and there God is raising up men and women who believe Him, confront the enemy, and win the victory.

The challenge of the Book of Judges is: be available! No matter how dark the day, God can still work through people who will trust His word, yield to His spirit, and do His bidding.

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About the Author

Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe is an internationally known Bible teacher and the former pastor of three churches, including the Moody Church in Chicago. For ten years he served as general director and Bible teacher for the Back to the Bible radio broadcast. Dr. Wiersbe has written more than 150 books, including the popular "Be" series of expositional Bible studies, which has sold more than four million copies. In 2002, he was awarded the Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He and his wife, Betty, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (March 10, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564763196
• ISBN-13: 978-1564763198
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Warren W. Wiersbe is best known as a Bible teacher, author, and conference speaker. He has ministered in churches and conferences in Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and the United States. He has published more than 150 books and was awarded the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful study of the book of Judges, March 8, 2007

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Mrs.T (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Be Available (Judges): Accepting the Challenge to Confront the Enemy (The BE Series Commentary) (Paperback)

All of the Bible studies in Warren Wiersbe's "Be" series are good, but this one is especially so. In the past I have found Judges to be a difficult book to read and study. I bought "Be Available" to help in studying for a Sunday
School class I'm teaching on the book of Judges. I'm finding it to be very helpful indeed. Wiersbe goes beyond the historical facts to help the reader understand the "why" things happened as they did. He also applies the lessons of Judges to the lives of believers today. A very helpful book!

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty solid bible study, January 31, 2011

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Kim "Kim Martinez" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be Available (Judges): Accepting the Challenge to Confront the Enemy (Be Series: Ot Commentary) (Kindle Edition)

This was my first introduction to Dr. Wiersbe. I was rather shocked when I discovered that he has written 150 books. I am a bit mixed on this book. I felt that I could hear the author's point of view more than the Bible itself at times. This came out most clearly in the stories of Deborah and Samson. I have never seen the story of Deborah and Barak laid out from such a male standpoint. I could hear the author wanting to find a way to make Barak the hero. I've always thought it was a story of victory - that God uses the marginalized, even for great and might things. I could also hear the author wanting to show us what a mess Samson was, and how things would have been better if he had been more loyal. Of all the stories of the bible, I think Samson shows us that you can't mess up God's plans.

It was for this slant that the book got a three instead of a four. Dr. Wiersbe is very intelligent, and it comes out from the start. The book is engaging and easy to read from beginning to end, and he provides good study questions.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital and vibrant look at the OT book of Judges, October 1, 2010

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Christina Lockstein "Christy's Book Blog" (Oconto Falls, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be Available (Judges): Accepting the Challenge to Confront the Enemy (Paperback)

Be Available by Warren W. Wiersbe is a thoughtful study of the book of Judges. Wiersbe is probably my favorite theologian of the second half of the twentieth century. His writing is always incredibly insightful and inspiring. Be Available goes through the stories in Judges in the years after Joshua's death and before Saul became King of Israel. The Israelites were in a cycle of falling away from the Lord, facing attacks and enslavement from foreign nations, then turning back to God and a judge arising from the people who rescues them and brings peace. This cycle is repeated several times, and there are many lessons in it for Christians. Wiersbe breaks down each story and explains what God was doing in it and what it means for believers today. He even gave my heart some peace over a chapter that always troubled me: Jephthah's sacrifice of his daughter. He makes the Bible very relevant and vital with a writing style that is enjoyable and intelligent.