Judges 19-21 In those days there was no king in Israel
From Judges 19-21 Now, Samson is the last judge described in the book of Judges. Samuel is a judges as well but he is in the next book. Without a judge to guide them the people [ Read More … ]
01 Old Testament
Judges 16-18 Seduce him and see where his great strength lies
From Judges 16-18 The Judges weren’t perfect, but God was able to use them anyhow. The text may not explicitly mention it, but all the people God uses to minister to Israel have had their own [ Read More … ]
Judges 13-15 He shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines
From Judges 13-15 Why Samson was required to become a Nazirite? None of the other Judges needed to adopt this lifestyle. Perhaps it was part of God’s plan for how he would use Samson to defeat [ Read More … ]
Judges 10-12 Whatever comes out from the doors
From Judges 10-12 Making vows before the LORD were serious business. A vow was a contract between the person and the LORD. Basically the person promised to perform some sort of deed or make some form [ Read More … ]
Judges 8-9 Exhausted yet pursuing, asking for help
From Judges 8-9 It seems the LORD has changed Gideon and he has become a bold warrior. He has just won the battle against the Midianites and is pursuing the remainder (Jdg 7.19-25). On his way, [ Read More … ]
Judges 6-7 Please let me test just once more with the fleece
From Judges 6-7 God is very gracious. Its not only in forgiving our sin that he shows this. He can and does show it in a number of different ways. He probably enjoys seeking new ways [ Read More … ]
Judges 3-5 Beware sitting alone in cool roof chambers
From Judges 3-5 So far in Judges we read about the repeated pattern which cycles through. When the LORD raises up a judge he doesn’t always defeat the foreign nation in an expected way. Ehud as we [ Read More … ]
Judges 1-2 Its groundhog day
From Judges 1-2 Introduction Judges is named after an interesting collection of individuals who led Israel after Joshua’s death until the rise of the monarchy under Samuel (up to about 1050 b.c.). In this time [ Read More … ]
Joshua 22-24 Warning against idolatry
From Joshua 22-24 The LORD has brought them into the promised land. The allotments have been dealt out. Land is still to be conquered. Joshua about to die. These are his remaining assurances and instructions. [ Read More … ]
Joshua 19-21 The promises of the LORD
From Joshua 19-21 What are the promises of the LORD we can count on? This post is part of my bible in a year series.