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God’s Word for You – Judges 20:1-8 The accusation
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 20:1-8 In this chapter, we hear the very long and sad account of the war on Benjamin. This focuses our attention on the sad failure of Israel at this time, since they could not agree or work together to drive out the Canaanites, but they had little trouble uniting against […]
God’s Word for You – Judges 19:27-30 The work of a Levite
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 19:27-30 27 When her master got up in the morning, he opened the door of the house and went out to set out on his journey. There lay the woman, his concubine, fallen at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold. 28 He said to her, […]
God’s Word for You – Ruth 4:9-10 The Wedding
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 4:9-10 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, Kilion’s, and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi. 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, as my wife, in […]
God’s Word for You – Judges 19:22-26 Sodom II
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 19:22-26 This is a terrible passage, grisly and shocking, and unfortunately with many present-day comparisons. But we need to put it into perspective, so let’s remember the inspired warning of Joshua: “Be very careful to love the LORD your God. But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the […]
God’s Word for You – Judges 19:16-21 You Lack Nothing
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 19:16-21 16 At last, as the sun set, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah (the people there were Benjaminites). 17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city […]
God’s Word for You – Judges 19:9-15 A bad example
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 19:9-15 Yesterday I made a mental error in some of the facts of the devotion—I apologize. The error was in assigning the coming atrocity to the city of Jebus (Jerusalem) rather than to Gibeah, where it actually took place. I will correct this error in the archived edition but I […]
God’s Word for You – Judges 19:1-8 Hospitality in Bethlehem
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 19:1-8 In chapters 19 and 20, we find out about another outrage in Israel. This time, an entire community in Benjamin becomes involved in a cruel gang rape which ends with the brutal death of a woman. The incident escalates into a war which nearly annihilates the tribe of Benjamin, […]
God’s Word for You – Judges 18:28b-31 Dan’s new home
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 18:28b-31 They rebuilt the city and lived in it. 29 They named it Dan, after the name of their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel. This was the city formerly called Laish. This location is fifteen miles from the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. There were at […]
God’s Word for You – Ruth 4:7-8 The sandal
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 4:7-8 7 (Now in former times it was the custom in Israel concerning redeeming and the exchange of property, that to finalize everything a man took off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbor. This was the legalizing such things in Israel.) 8 So when the closer kinsman-redeemer said […]
God’s Word for You: Judges 18:22-28a Dan right and Dan wrong
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 18:22-28a 22 After they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who were in the houses nearby were called together and caught up with the Danites. 23 They shouted to them, and so the Danites turned to face them, and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you […]
God’s Word for You: Judges 18:14-21 The priest abandons his call
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 18:14-21 14 The five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that in one of these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved image and a silver idol? Now consider what you should do.” 15 So they turned […]
God’s Word for You: Judges 18:8-13 The journey of the six hundred
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 18:8-13 8 When returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What did you find out? ” 9 They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Are you just going to do nothing? Don’t hesitate to go! Go in and […]
