Who? And with What? 

Shamgar 

“After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an ox goad, and he also delivered Israel” (Judges 3:31). 

Shamgar is defined in Hebrew as: sword ; Shamgar became a sword in the hand of God 

 Backdrop to story: 

Philistines overrule Israel, possessions are seized or destroyed, weapons are confiscated and everyone is running for the hills. 

And in comes SHAMGAR ?! 

• God often chooses to use unknown people to accomplish great achievements to bring glory to His name. 

“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; “(1 Corinthians 1:27) 

• God working through one person to change the lives of many 

We are each called to live for God, knowing that our actions can have tremendous influence over many people. 

• Not willing to settle for how things are, he aspired to be all that the Lord intended him to be. 

• Maybe just a little faith, but that was enough:  
• God used one man with one simple weapon  

“After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an ox goad, and he also delivered Israel” (Judges 3:31). 

“For the Lord does not see as man sees;for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).  

• Courage To Make A Beginning 
• Willingness To Use What He Had In His Hand 

 “Do what you can with what you’ve got where you are.”