Judges

Rejection of Jephthah by family                         verse 1- 3 

Now Jephthah – the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor

            and he was the son of an harlot – and Gilead begat Jephthah

And Gilead’s wife bare him sons – and his wife’s sons grew up

            and they thrust out Jephthah – and said to him

                        You shall not inherit in … Read More

Tola from Issachar judged Israel 23 years          verse 1- 2

 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel

Tola the son of Puah the son of Dodo

a man of Issachar

and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim

And he judged Israel twenty and three years – and died

and was buried in Shamir 

Jair from Gilead judged Israel … Read More

Abimelech wants to rule                                                  verse 1- 2 

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal

went to Shechem to his mother’s brethren

and communed with them

and with all the family of the house of

his mother’s father

saying

Speak – I pray you – in the ears of all the men of Shechem

Whether is better for you either that all … Read More

Ephraim angry with Gideon                               verse 1 

And the men of Ephraim said to him

            Why have you served us thus

that you called us not when

you went to fight with Midianites?

And they did chide with him sharply 

Gideon’s answer pleases Ephraimites                 verse 2- 3 

And he said to them

What have I done now in comparison of you?… Read More

LORD tells Gideon to reduce army                     verse 1- 3 

Then Jerubbaal – who is Gideon and all the people that were with him

            rose up early – and pitched beside the well of Harod

                        so that the host of the Midianites were on the

north side of them by the hill of Moreh

in the valley

And the LORD

said … Read More

Israelite sin leads to poverty   and hunger         verse 1- 6

 And the children of Israel did EVIL in the sight of the LORD

and the LORD DELIVERED them

into the hand of Midian seven years

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel

and because of the Midianites the children of Israel

made them the dens which are in the … Read More

Song sung by Deborah and Barak                      verse 1- 9 

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day

saying

Praise you the LORD for the avenging of Israel

when the people willingly offered themselves

Hear – O you kings

Give ear – O you princes

I – even I – will sing to the LORD … Read More

After Ehud’s death Israel did evil in sight of LORD        verse 1- 2 

And the children of Israel again did EVIL in the sight of the LORD

when Ehud was dead

And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin – king of Canaan

that reigned in Hazor

The captain of whose host was Sisera

            which dwelt in Harosheth … Read More

Nations left to prove Israel’s faithfulness            verse 1- 4 

Now these are the nations which the LORD left – to PROVE Israel by them

even as many of Israel had not known all the wars of Canaan

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know

to teach them war – at least such as before knew nothing … Read More

Angel of the LORD confronts Israelites              verse 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 to

the land which I swore to your fathers

And I said – I will NEVER break MY covenant with you… Read More