Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
don’t spend the night in the square
don’t spend the night in the square Judges 19:1-21 (JDV) Judges 19:1 In those days, and without a king in Israel, a Levite happened to be staying in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim. He acquired a … Continue reading
organized rebellion
organized rebellion Judges 18:14-31 (JDV) Judges 18:14 The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image and a silver … Continue reading
praying with the wrong motive
praying with the wrong motives Judges 18:1-13 (JDV) Judges 18:1 In those days, there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy. Up to that time no territory had been captured by them … Continue reading
good luck
good luck Judges 17:7-13 (JDV) Judges 17:7 There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who was staying within the clan of Judah. Judges 17:8 The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever … Continue reading
no king in Israel
no king in Israel Judges 17:1-6 (JDV) Judges 17:1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah. Judges 17:2 He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard … Continue reading
mysterious ways
mysterious ways Judges 16:20-31 (JDV) Judges 16:20 Then she cried, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When he woke up from his sleep, he said, “I will escape like I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know … Continue reading
she made him helpless
she made him helpless Judges 16:1-19 (JDV) Judges 16:1 Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went to have sex with her. Judges 16:2 When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and … Continue reading
stable servants
stable servants Judges 15:9-20 (JDV) Judges 15:9 The Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and raided Lehi. Judges 15:10 The men of Judah said, “Why have you attacked us?” They replied, “We have come to take Samson prisoner and pay … Continue reading
losing twice
losing twice Judges 15:1-8 (JDV) Judges 15:1 Days later, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father … Continue reading
beyond our pay grade
beyond our pay grade Judges 14:10-20 (JDV) Judges 14:10 His father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as young men were accustomed to do. Judges 14:11 When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty groomsmen … Continue reading
