April 18 Judges 13-15 (ESV) The Birth of Samson 13:1 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his [...]
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April 18 Judges 13-15
Posted: April 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JudgesTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Scripture
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April 17 Judges 10-12
Posted: April 17, 2012 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JudgesTags: April 17 Judges 10-12, April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Scripture
April 17 Judges 10-12 (ESV) Tola and Jair 10:1 After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried at Shamir. 3 After him arose Jair [...]
Seeing the sovereign hand of God in the life of Abimelech
Posted: April 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, JudgesTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Scripture, Seeing the sovereign hand of God in the life of Abimelech, we see in Abimelech the sovereign hand of God
Pastor Kim Riddlebarger comments on Judges 9: The story of Abimelech points us in two directions. On the one hand, we see in Abimelech the sovereign hand of God. In order to remove Gideon’s sham dynasty, YHWH allows Abimelech to do in sixty-nine of Gideon’s sons (save one) and then become the leader over much of Israel. The people [...]
April 16 Judges 9
Posted: April 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JudgesTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Scripture
April 16 Judges 9 (ESV) Abimelech’s Conspiracy 9:1 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family, 2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal [...]
April 15 Judges 8
Posted: April 15, 2012 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JudgesTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Scripture
April 15 Judges 8 (ESV) Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely. 2 And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with [...]
April 14 Judges 6-7
Posted: April 14, 2012 by Pam Larson in April Bible Readings, Bible Passages, JudgesTags: April Bible Readings, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Scripture
April 14 Judges 6-7 (ESV) Midian Oppresses Israel 6:1 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains [...]
Responding to the Greatness of God
Posted: April 13, 2012 by Pam Larson in April, Devotionals/Commentaries, JudgesTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Judges, Responding to the Greatness of God, Scripture, The Song of Deborah, true worship
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day: “That the leaders took the lead in Israel, that the people offered themselves willingly, bless the Lord! “Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the Lord I will sing; I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel. —Judges 5:1-3 [...]
