Shamgar & the Iron Ox-Goad
Paperback
Series: Mighty Men of the Bible
Publisher: Zambrano's
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.16
Height: 0.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Six hundred soldiers marched through the pass.
Only one farmer stood in their way.
Before Israel knew him as Shamgar, he was Kemet, a man forged in the fields of Egypt and sharpened by the brutal training of warriors. He had tried to bury his past, trading blood and bronze for soil, harvest, and peace. But when a Philistine raiding host threatens the villages of Israel, the quiet farmer is called to stand again.
With no sword, no army, and no crown, Shamgar lifts the only weapon in his hand: an iron-tipped ox-goad.
Inspired by Judges 3:31, this cinematic Bible-inspired adaptation reimagines the story of one of Scripture's most mysterious heroes. It is a tale of courage, redemption, and the God who can transform an ordinary tool-and a wounded past-into a weapon of deliverance.
One man. One God. One impossible stand.
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