"And all the people said unto Samuel, 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.' And Samuel said unto the people, 'Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following …
Month: May 2020
Give ‘Em What They Ask For
"And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel, 'Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king.' And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, 'Go ye every man unto his city.' " 1 Samuel 8:21-22 (KJB) REFEENCES: …
Religious Fear
"And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man …
Let Fall Handfuls of Purpose
"And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: and let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not. So she gleaned in the field …
When Hospitality Is Lacking
"And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging." Judges 19:15 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 19, 20; Genesis 18:2-8; 19:2-3; Matthew 25:35, 43; Hebrews …
When God’s Word Is Not Heard
"Then said Micah, 'Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.' " Judges 17:13 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 17:6; 18; 19; 21:25; Isaiah 44:20; 66:3-4; Matthew 15:9, 13; John 16:2; Acts 26:9; Romans 10:2-3
A ‘Sunny’ Day
"But the Angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that He was an Angel of the LORD. And Manoah said unto his wife, 'We shall surely die, because we have seen God.' But his wife said unto him, 'If the LORD were pleased to kill …
Just As He Says It
"Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: and all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal." Judges 9:56-57 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 8, 9; Numbers 32:23; Proverbs …
From Deborah’s Song
" '...So let all Thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.' And the land had rest forty years." Judges 5:31 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 4-5; Psalm 48:4-5; 68:1-3; 1 Corinthians 8:3; Ephesians 6:24; James 1:12; 2:5; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 John …
Jerusalem
"Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire." Judges 1:8 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 1; Joshua 15:63; Psalm 122:6; 2 Samuel 5; Matthew 20:17-18; 23:37; Luke 2:22-25; John 2:13, 23
All Came To Pass
"And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD …
You Shall Drive Them Out
"And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, 'Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?' And Joshua answered them, 'If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and …
The False Perish
"Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them." Joshua 13:22 (KJB) REFERENCES: Joshua 13; Numbers 22:5-7; 24:1; 31:8; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11; Revelation 2:14; 19:20
Deceived, and Keeping An Oath
"This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, 'Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised …
The Commander
"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a Man over against him with His sword drawn in His hand: and Joshua went unto Him, and said unto Him, 'Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?' And He said, 'Nay; …
