Judges – The Arnold Journey

65,000

Judges 20:46 On that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters. Wars don’t make sense. This link will take you to a video that visually represents the numbers of deaths by country for WWII. Eighty five million people died as a result of that single war. 85,000,000. That is about threeContinue reading “65,000”

Incentive!

Judges 16:5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” HaveContinue reading “Incentive!”

Response

Judges 13:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. I love the give and take in life. The ebbs and flows of season and weather, busyness and tranquility, empty and full. If all of life was theContinue reading “Response”

Strange Tradition

Judges 11:39 After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin. From this comes the Israelite tradition… I heard the story of a family that would purchase a very nice cut of roast beef, and then they would cut half of itContinue reading “Strange Tradition”

Judges 19:1 Rampant Sin

Judges 19:1 In those days Israel had no king. Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. I am still surprised by the depth to which humans can dig. I’m not talking about the mining of precious metals, but the moralContinue reading “Judges 19:1 Rampant Sin”

Judges 15:7 Revenge

Judges 15:7 Samson said to them, “Since you’ve acted like this, I swear that I won’t stop until I get my revenge on you.” Revenge can be a powerful emotion. Justice and revenge can’t occupy the same territory. They are incompatible. Once the spirit of revenge enters, it is never satisfied. Revenge leads to warContinue reading “Judges 15:7 Revenge”

Judges 11:30-31 Overkill

Judges 11:30–31 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, 31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” Sometimes it can beContinue reading “Judges 11:30-31 Overkill”

Judges 8:23-24 Golden Clothes

Judges 8:23 But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you.” 24 And he said, “I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring from your share of the plunder.” (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites toContinue reading “Judges 8:23-24 Golden Clothes”

Judges 7:19 Psychological Warfare

Judges 7:19 19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. Terror can be a very powerful thing. Hitler thought that the British peopleContinue reading “Judges 7:19 Psychological Warfare”

Judges 2:10 Rinse and Repeat

Judges 2:10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. There is no sadder situation than when someone, having been warned of the consequences of their actions, still continues to do the actions. The warning is rightContinue reading “Judges 2:10 Rinse and Repeat”