by Susan Barnes | 15 May 2015 | Devotions OT
The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” Judges 21:1 Why take an oath? These men were distressed by the rape and murder of the concubine at the hands of the Benjamites, but why respond by...
by Susan Barnes | 8 May 2015 | Devotions OT
But the Benjamites would not listen to their fellow Israelites. From their towns they came together at Gibeah to fight against the Israelites. Judges 20:13-14 The other eleven Israelite tribes wanted the Benjamites to hand over those from their tribe who had raped and...
by Susan Barnes | 1 May 2015 | Devotions OT
And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s.” Judges 11:30-31 There was no need for Jephthah to make this vow. The...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Apr 2015 | Devotions OT
But the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.” So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. Judges 6:23-24 In the middle of a conflict, Gideon built an...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Apr 2015 | Devotions OT
The Lord was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron. Judges 1:19 There is no record that the men of Judah attack these people and experienced...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Jun 2007 | Devotions OT
So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength. Judges 5:31 These are the concluding words to Deborah’s song, written after she and Barak had defeated Jabin and his Canaanite army. Deborah pictures God’s...
