Monthly Archives: February 2022

no junk

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

no junk Judges 5:1-9 (JDV) Judges 5:1 On that day Deborah (and Barak son of Abinoam) sang: Judges 5:2 When the leaders lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless Yahveh. Judges 5:3 Listen, kings! Pay attention, princes! I will … Continue reading →

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God at work through her

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

God at work through her Judges 4:11-24 (JDV) Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the sons of Hobab, Moses’s father-in-law, and pitched his tent beside the oak tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh. … Continue reading →

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Barak’s condition

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

Barak’s condition Judges 4:1-10 (JDV) Judges 4:1 The Israelites added to the wrong they did in the eyes of Yahveh after Ehud had died. Judges 4:2 So Yahveh sold them to King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The … Continue reading →

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follow me, because

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

follow me, because Judges 3:27-31 (JDV) Judges 3:27 After he arrived, he sounded the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hill country, and he was in front. Judges 3:28 He … Continue reading →

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the lefty and the locked room

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

the lefty and the locked room Judges 3:14-26 (JDV) Judges 3:14 The Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years. Judges 3:15 Then the Israelites cried out to Yahveh, and he raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjaminite, … Continue reading →

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a culture of compromise

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

a culture of compromise Judges 3:5-13 (JDV) Judges 3:5 But they settled among the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Judges 3:6 The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and … Continue reading →

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tests and lessons

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

tests and lessons Judges 3:1-4 (JDV) Judges 3:1 These are the nations Yahveh placed to test all those in Israel who had experienced none of the wars in Canaan. Judges 3:2 This was to teach the future generations of the … Continue reading →

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weathering the storm

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

weathering the storm Judges 2:20-23 (JDV) Judges 2:20 Yahveh’s anger burned against Israel, and he declared, “Because this nation has violated my covenant that I made with their fathers and disobeyed me, Judges 2:21 I will no longer drive out … Continue reading →

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