Today's reading is Judges 14 - 1 Samuel 3. For me it was and is a very rewarding experience; as it usually is reading the Word of God. Reading the Judges chapter 14 through 21 you will find a common phrase in it in the latter chapters. “In those days there was no king in …
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Day Seventeen – The Peril of Disobedience
Today's Scripture reading is Judges 1 - 13, we read of Joshua’s death, and how the people anger the LORD through their worship of foreign gods; which actually begins by departing from GOD. Disobedience is the first step of departure from GOD; “And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of …
When People Do What is Right in Their Own Eyes
"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 when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and …
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A Greater Victory
"And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death; that he told her all his heart, and said unto her, 'There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: …
Thirsty, Calling on the LORD
"But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not allow him to go in. And her father said, 'I verily thought that thou …
Caution Needed When Making Vows
"Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, 'If You shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon …
An Army Too Large
"Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. And the LORD said unto Gideon, 'The people that are …
A Woman With a Hammer
"And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the children of Israel cried …
Nevertheless the LORD
"And the Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, 'I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break My covenant with you. And you shall make no league with the …
When There is no Rule of Law
Please read Judges 17 - 19 for today... "Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go …
From Whence does Your Strength Come?
Read about Samson in Judges 14 - 16... "And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, 'O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.'" Judges 16:28 (KJB) The man knew …
His Name, Wonderful
Please read Judges 11 - 13... "And the Angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after My name, seeing it is secret?" Judges 13:18 (KJB) "And the Angel of the LORD said to him, 'Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?" (NKJB) The Angel of the LORD had …
Much Needed Repentance
Please read for today Judges 9 - 10... "And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, 'We have sinned: do Thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto Thee; deliver us only, we pray Thee, this day.'" Judges 10:15 (KJB) Since the death of Gideon the tribes of Israel had grossly strayed from the path …
The LORD Shall Rule
For your reading please read Judges 7 - 8... "And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you." Judges 8:23 (KJB) It seems that the idea of having royalty or a monarchy is a romantic idea in many, if not …
Women of Bravery
In your Bible Reading today please read Judges 4 - 6.. "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) The above verse is the final verse of the …