"Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over …
Category: Judges
Perishing Enemies
"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 (KJV)
A Woman and a Hammer
"Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear …
In His Own Eyes
Today's Reading: Judges 20 - Ruth 1 "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25 (KJV) Please remember chapter 17 verse six; 18:1, and 19:1 as we look at the above verse. I mentioned the above verse in the March 24, …
Hands on the Threshold
Today's Reading: Judges 18 - 19 "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 his …
The Penitent’s Cry
Today's Reading: Judges 14 - 17 "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. And Samson took hold of the two middle …
The LORD Did Wondrously
Today's Reading: Judges 11 - 13 "So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the Angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the Angel …
Just Reward
Today's Reading: Judges 9 - 10 "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 (KJV) Jerubbaal …
The Rule
Today's Reading: Judges 7 - 8 "Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over …
It Came to Pass
Today's Reading: Judges 4 - 6 "And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, that the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you …
Place of Weeping
Today's Reading: Judges 1 - 3 "And an 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 ye …