Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
impatient with Israel’s trouble
impatient with Israel’s trouble Judges 10:6-18 (JDV) Judges 10:6 Then the Israelites did what was evil again in the eyes of Yahveh. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of … Continue reading
Tola and Jair’s legacy
Tola and Jair’s legacy Judges 10:1-5 (JDV) Judges 10:1 And, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo stood up after Abimelech and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and stayed in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. … Continue reading
violent aftermath
violent aftermath Judges 9:34-57 (JDV) Judges 9:34 So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up at night and waited in ambush for Shechem in four groups. Judges 9:35 Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the … Continue reading
the other shoe
the other shoe Judges 9:22-33 (JDV) Judges 9:22 When Abimelech had ruled over Israel three years, Judges 9:23 God sent an evil breath between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem. They treated Abimelech deceitfully, Judges 9:24 so that the crime … Continue reading
fire from the bramble
fire from the bramble Judges 9:7-21 (JDV) Judges 9:7 When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and called to them: Listen to me, landowners of Shechem, and may God listen to you: … Continue reading
when solidarity is sin
when solidarity is sin Judges 9:1-6 (JDV) Judges 9:1 Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem and spoke to his uncles and to all his mother’s clan, and he said this: Judges 9:2 “Please speak in the hearing of all … Continue reading
checkered legacy
checkered legacy Judges 8:22-35 (JDV) Judges 8:22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Govern over us, you as well as your sons and your grandsons, for you delivered us from the power of Midian.” Judges 8:23 But Gideon said to … Continue reading
pride’s price
pride’s price Judges 8:1-21 (JDV) Judges 8:1 The men of Ephraim asked him, “Why have you done this to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites?” And they argued violently with him. Judges 8:2 So … Continue reading
primary allegiance
primary allegiance Judges 7:16-25 (JDV) Judges 7:16 Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each of the men a trumpet in one hand and a hollow1 pitcher with a torch inside it in the other … Continue reading
too many troops
too many troops Judges 7:1-15 (JDV) Judges 7:1 Jerubbaal (AKA, Gideon) and all the troops who were with him, got up early and camped beside the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them, below the hill … Continue reading
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