Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his …
Category: Judges
…In His Own Eyes
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25 References: Judges 18; 19; 20; 21:1-24; Proverbs 3:5; 14:12; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Micah 2:1-2; Romans 13:1-7
No Spiritual Leadership
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. And he said unto his mother, "The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be …
Sunny with Sunshine
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the …
Wars Within
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, "Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? We will burn thine house upon thee with fire." And Jephthah said unto them, "I and my people were at …
The LORD Gives the Victory
So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake …
…You Have Not Obeyed My Voice…
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong …
Drive Out the Enemy
Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. And it came to pass, when …
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
Shiloah Baptist Church 