In our text, the lentils were nothing more than peas. Ill compare the pea patch to the bible and to oldfashioned soul winning, said smith. Thus he stood with ironclad resolve and refused to move. Never resign yourself to listen to noises that would tell you otherwise. Ive left my pea patch for the last time sammy burgess 2 samuel 23. Jehovahshammah is a christian transliteration of the hebrew. It is also possible shammah is mentioned in judges as. Come to think of it, shammah was defending a little patch of that holy land, wasnt he. His greatest deed was the defeat of a troop of philistines. He defended it and struck the philistines down, and the lord brought about a great victory. Its your pea patch sermon by david dailey, 2 samuel 23. And next to him was shammah, the son of agee the hararite. It was not a big army, but it was a tough army like a highly trained special forces unit.
International standard version but shammah stood his ground in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the philistines. Your victory in christ requires perseverance and endurance. He made up his mind that he would not run away from the battle. If you use your imagination for just a moment you can picture in your mind. Surely god was with shammah that day in the pea patch. Feb 07, 2003 verse 11 says shammah stood in the midst of a piece of ground full of lentils and defended it. Everyone else fled from the philistines, but shammah was not affected by what everyone else did. He proposed in his heart to fight for his pea patch. Shammahs resolve the bible tells us that shammah stood. Ive left my pea patch for the last time samuel burgess. Its important that we dont let what everyone else does affect what we do.
The first word of the phrase is the tetragrammaton jehovah is a christian anglicized vocalization of. And when he stood to defend it, god brought a great victory. God didnt ask shammah to save the world he only asked him to defend his pea patch. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. When the philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, israels troops fled from them. Oct 26, 2016 our enemy is at war against fields that are producing for the lord and have the potential for a rich harvest. The name indicates that god has not abandoned jerusalem, leaving it in ruins, but that there will be a restoration.
And the philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles. Lightstock when shammah made his stand in the middle of that pea patch, he was not hanging around just to. We can take a cue from paul and testify to the greatness of our lord. Fatherless children in the church false teaching by jon courson. And after him was shammah son of agee the hararite. The initial intent of this preachers heart in writing this paper was much like judes when he started to write about the common salvation. The children\s chapel awardwinning site, featuring bible stories from. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask god, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Shammah was standing in the middle of a field of lentils peas when the philistines attacked.
Bean patch a bible story about shama as told by amanda carlisle on award winning childrens. Church of the great god provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the bible. Our founders wanted to establish a church that would do three things very well. The content of these resources does not necessarily. On various subjects church humor, bible stories, christian. He resolved in his heart that he would fight for that pea patch.
You would think of all the people to have their stories told in the bible, others might have seemed more qualified than a couple of fellows that defended a barley field and a pea patch. One time the philistines brought their army together to destroy a crop of peas growing in a field near lehi. Shammah is derived from the hebrew word sham, which can be translated as there. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. He was aware that should the pea patch be surrendered today, the palace may be surrendered tomorrow. Every year the philistines would come out to a field of lentils beans at the harvest time, and steal the whole crop from the israelites. Teach the bible, win the lost, and support world missions. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. Old testament, these vegetables were legumes, small pealike balls growing. These 2 verses that we have just read remind me of what paul said in the new testament.
I stand today to declare that apostolic ministry needs a divine impartation, divine saturation of the spirit of shammah. The first word of the phrase is the tetragrammaton jehovah is a christian anglicized vocalization of this name. A preacher in his study and after him was shammah the son of agee the hararite. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is. Shammah, this great soldier, would not give up the ground that he was given. The next step is to enter your payment information. Victory in the pea patch 978167976 by cleola irene spears. Shammah simply stood faithful, and his moment came. I find it so amazing that one of the names of god is jehovah shammahmeaning the lord is there. Shammah is a name mentioned several times in the hebrew bible. But shammah took his stand in the middle of the field.
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the philistines. It was just a pea patch donald cantrell 2 samuel 23. Holman christian standard bible but shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the philistines. He is credited with having singlehandedly defeated these philistine soldiers at a lentil patch. And the philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles, aka pea patch and the people fled from the philistines. Jan 23, 2018 stay in your pea patch and fight the story of davids body guard, shammah scripture. Letters from the bean field keep believing ministries. Christian standard bible but shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the philistines. However, it is up to the individual to prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good i thessalonians 5. Defending the peapatch might have seemed rather insignificant to onlookers or to others who didnt value the field but to king david, he placed shammah in his top 3 of his top 30 mighty men. Verse 11 says shammah stood in the midst of a piece of ground full of lentils and defended it.
In the heat of the battle that moment was all there was, and he won a great victory for israel that day. If you remember from our earlier study this year, the name jehovah shammah means the lord is present. However, the past few weeks the lord has impressed upon me some biblical issues that i believe must be addressed again. Shammah knew that the little details make up the big picture. But shammah wasnt ready to relinquish even one field.
Jun 26, 2007 we need more men in the pea patch a great fathers day sermon, but can easily be adapted to fit any mens outreach group. Bible believing church here in oak park that would be interdenominational in its outreach and evangelical in its theology. Click the play button below to hear how to pronounce shammah. Sermons and outlines sermons illustrations higher praise. Shammahs wantedfour grounds under attack bible for today. Some elements of this sermon have been adapted from a text found on the internet, in another sermon service. Stay in your pea patch and fight the story of davids body guard, shammah scripture. This guy gets a total of 2 verses in the whole bible, but when i get to heaven, i am going to find him and have a long talk with him. The only other mention of shammah i could find in the bible was when studying the names of god. For more information about shammah, check out the easton bible dictionary entry as well. It may not be much in anyone elses eyes, but it is mine. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. How to pronounce say shammah by bible speak pronunciation. Bean patch a bible story about shama as told by amanda carlisle on awardwinning childrens chapel site, featuring bible stories from a variety of authors, excellent christian resources for children, and over 140 links to other christian and familyfriendly sites for kids.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of god, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. It is taken from a reference to one of the many names the hebrew scriptures attributed to our all mighty god. I wish you to look at the deed of this man shammah, who stood in the midst of the plot of lentils and defended it, and slew the philistines. The bible tells us that the philistines attacked the people of god. Today, he would stand and he would fight, even if it cost him his life. Shammah said, all the rest of israel can run, but this is my pea patch and i am going to defend it. The bible says that shammah defended that field of beans. In 2 samuel 23 we read about davids mighty men, a small militia of extraordinarily skilled warriors. Sep 17, 2009 my favorite story here is the story of shammah. We need more men in the pea patch sermon by william wilmore. And after him was shammah the son of agee the hararite. The one idea that leaps up from this narrative is that which you often find through scripture, that in the clay of defeat and disaster all god wants is one whole. It wasnt like they were defending a great kingdom or even a valuable piece of land.
God does not want us to be blindsided by the enemy. He fought fought a small battle and was rewarded with a big win. Shammah meaning in bible old testament hebrew lexicon. Our enemy is at war against fields that are producing for the lord and have the potential for a rich harvest. Shammah s faith was not in himself, but in the god he served. Gibbor is translated mighty man or men 68 times in the old testament. The crops were saved, and the lord gave israel a great victory. We need more men in the pea patch a great fathers day sermon, but can easily be adapted to fit any mens outreach group. This free audio bible name pronunciation guide is a valuable tool in your study of gods word. Standing your ground or five observations from the beanfield a. Its easy to get discouraged when things arent turning out like we think they should, but its not for us to question it is our job only to tend out pea patch and leave the rest to god. Contemporary english version but shammah stood in the middle of the field and killed the philistines. Greenbrier road baptist church, pastor brad williams.
There is also a phonetic guide to use to see the proper pronunciation of shammah. Because jon courson is so knowledgeable of the bible, he can twist scripture to accommodate whatever message he wants to communicate to the church. Learn about shammah original meaning in the bible using the old testament hebrew lexicon king james version. But shammah wasnt ready to relinquish even one field even if it was the peapatch. Shammah eastons bible dictionary shammah hitchcocks bible name disclaimer. Shamma hamdan shamma hamdan is an emirati singer of khaliji music. We need more men in the pea patch sermon by william. It was just a pea patch donald cantrell sermon outlines. In 2012, she became the first emirati woman ever to become a finalist in a season of arabs got talent. Get out of my pea patch the cleveland daily banner. Shammah was willing to fight, though everyone around him fled for their lives. Jun 20, 2016 this free audio bible name pronunciation guide is a valuable tool in your study of gods word. Jehovah shammah is a symbolic name for the earthly jerusalem. Shammahs faith was not in himself, but in the god he served.
He would not run away this time, but he would fight for what god had given him and defend the rights of. Shammah shammah is a name mentioned several times in the hebrew bible. A pea patch perspective welcome to ibc perspectives. The philistines gathered together at lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the philistines. God, give us the courage, faith and boldness to be like shammah to stand in the midst of the battle and claim victory in the name of jesus.
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