Tag: Judges
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Day 096: Join or Die: A Communion Meditation (Judges 19-21)
“The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel and inquired of God, “Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.””Judges 20:18 ESV This year (2023) in our reading plan we come to the horrifying events of Judges 19-21…
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Day 095: Why Samson’s Hair is the Least Important Part of the Story (Judges 16-18)
“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.” Judges 15:20 “Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her.” Judges 16:1 ESV The longer you are in a certain job, the more confident you become in it. Rather than waking up in the morning…
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Day 092: Dance With the One That Brung Ya (Judges 8-9)
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” 23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”…
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Day 091: “Go in the Strength You Have” (Judges 6-7)
14 And the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?” 15 And he said to him, “Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in…
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Day 089: Making Sense of the Cycles in Judges (Judges 1-2)
18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But whenever the judge died,…
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The Story of Ruth (Ruth 1-4)
Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Judges 21. Now, I know your bulletin says we are going to be in Ruth this morning, but we are going to start at the end of Judges, and I’ll explain why in a minute. While you are turning there, I also want to recognize all the men…
