Will the people of Israel ever have their land? Will they ever subdue the promised land as Joshua commanded them? How do we deal with all the violence in this book? These are some of the questions we seek to answer in our series.
The book of Judges is a book that is rather depressing. The book starts out with Israel sinning, having a nation come against them, crying out to the ...
We left off with the tribes of Israel ready to make war. There was a brief court case that was held, and Israel did ask the tribe of Benjamin to turn ...
The sons of Jacob never fully got along in Jacob’s lifetime. In fact, we can see that Jacob is one who did not get along with his brother Esau. Yes, J...
The people of Israel come together as the ones who are supposed to serve the living God. They are called to be faithful to the Lord, and serve the Lor...
So, there is no king in Israel, and the people of Israel do what is right in their own eyes. The Lord has promised to build His heavenly city, and so ...
I had a rabbits foot novelty key chain, and always thought it was silly. I thought ti was silly because if the rabbit was so lucky he would still have...
Samson the mighty warrior is the last official judge that Israel has. Samson is an interesting figure who does not want to do the will of the Lord, bu...
So, the Lord’s warrior has finally called out to the Lord. Now, we arrive at the final chapter in Samson’s story. This is the man who is supposed to c...
When we consider weddings we think that they are nice festive events that families can enjoy. Usually, this is the case, but for some reason Samson’s ...
The people of Israel continue to be in rebellion against the Lord, and continue to conform to the Canaanites. They have failed miserably in subduing t...