Daily Devotional

Ephraim angry with Gideonverse 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 Ephraimitesverses 2-3

And he said to them

What have I done now in comparison of you?

            Is … Read More

LORD tells Gideon to reduce armyverses 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 to … Read More

Israelite sin leads to povertyverses 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 mountains

and caves … Read More

Song sung by Deborah and Barakverses 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

I will sing … Read More

After Ehud’s death Israel did evil in sight of LORDverses 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 of … Read More

Nations left to prove Israel’s faithfulnessverses 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 thereof … Read More

Angel of the LORD confronts Israelitesverses 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

and you shall … Read More

Children of Israel ask the LORD questionverse 1

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass

that the children of Israel asked the LORD – saying

      Who shall go up against the Canaanites first

to fight against them?

LORD replies to request: Judahverse 2

And the LORD said

Judah shall go up

      BEHOLD – I have … Read More