If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before …
Category: Judges
Fear Not the Face of Men
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, "Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of …
Rebellious Children; Holy and Gracious GOD
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not …
The Power of Women
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the …
War In the Family
Our reading for today is Judges 20 through 21. And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, "Which of us …
Darkness: Yet Light
Samson did not know the LORD had departed from him, and he ended up with his eyes being put out. Yet his hair started growing again. Our reading for today is Judges 14 through 17. ...And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul …
…Come and be our captain…
Our scheduled reading for today is Judges 11 through 13. The events of Jephthah is a tough one to negotiate, comprehend, and understand. However, this man is named in the New Testament book of Hebrews chapter 11 as a hero of the faith. Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he …
DELIVER US
Our reading for today on our journey through the Bible is Judges 9 through 10. And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children …
From Many To A Few
The LORD'S purpose in showing His power, ministering, guiding, and working through His people is in order that His people might know that He is the LORD, and also that all the earth may know that He is the LORD. Reading today in Judges 7 through 8. Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the …
One of the “Fear Not(s)”
Reading Judges 4 through 6 for today. Gideon meets the Angel of the LORD in chapter six... And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. …
SOLD
Many times when God's people strays from Him He disciplines them. If we are not disciplined or chastised, then we are not His people. From our reading today in Judges 1 through 3. And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: and they forsook the LORD God of …
The Chaos When GOD Is Not King
Surely the final chapters and verses of Judges is a sad and great example of what happens when the people of God turn their backs on Him in disobedience, and rule their own lives in their own way. Please read Judges 20 through Ruth 1. Then the elders of the congregation said, "How shall we …
The Consequences of Disobedience
The following is an excerpt from today's reading of Judges 17 through 19. Please read chapters 17 through 19. And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. And …
Playing With Sin
The reading for today (March 16, 2023) is Judges 14 - 16. The following is from the reading. And she said unto him, "How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth." And …
…It is secret
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, "I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee." And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, "Though thou detain Me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou …
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