Tag Archives: Judges 3

follow me, because

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

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

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

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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sin, bondage, warfare, rest

Judges 3:7-31 The cycle was sin, bondage, warfare, rest for a number of years, and then sin again.  God raised up warriors who executed his judgment upon the oppressors, but it was the idolatry of the people that caused the … Continue reading

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for the testing of Israel

Judges 2:1-3:6 The nations left in the land after Joshua’s death were instruments of the LORD, testing Israel.  Would God’s people honor him and his words alone?  There are many around us today who are serving the same purpose.  They … Continue reading

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