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Judges 8

Since chapter 6, we’ve been reading about how God chose Gideon to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites and his exploits. In today’s chapter, events concerning him draw to a close as we come to the end of his life. Before we leave Gideon behind for now, let us consider and strive to emulate the obedience, faith and courage of Gideon in defeating the Midianites as...

Judges 7

Bible Passage:  Judges 7 Just a few weeks back, I received one very amusing email entitled “Ever Wonder…” In it were a list of everyday scenarios which we may have come across but never really put much thought into. One of the descriptions read, “Ever wonder why you don’t ever see this in the newspaper headlines - Psychic wins lottery!” In the previous chapter...

Judges 6

Bible Passage:  Judges 6 When the sun goes down and the land rests, It becomes dark and people should be tired. But their love for the Lord should still be like the sun, It should be ever burning as the light of the earth, And their strength should be renewed day by day. However people can become forgetful; They can become tired and weak; They can become disobedient; They can become rebellious; Unless...

Judges 5

Bible Passage:  Judges 5 “Thus let all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” (Judges 5:31, NKJV) LORD, may all your enemies perish as Sisera did. But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its strength. (Judges 5:31, HCSB) The rising sun delights in shooting its rays across the entire earth. It emerges...

Judges 4

Traditionally, women are often being tagged as “lower” than man; and even though the Bible also instructs that women are to be submissive to their husbands (cf. 1Cor. 14:35, Eph. 5: 22 & 24, Col. 3: 18, Tit.2: 5), women are not to be despised and generalized as weaklings. In today’s Bible reading, let’s see how God uses 2 women to deliver the people of Israel from their...

Judges 3

Bible Passage:  Judges 3 In Judges 2, it states that the Israelites did not obey the command of the Lord. They made covenants with the inhabitants and did not fully annihilate or drive them away from the land. Thus the Lord did not help the people to drive out the remnants and left these people and their gods to be a test to the Israelites. This test can be one that the Israelites can pass and...

Judges 2

Bible Passage: Judges 2 Joshua’s legacy is seen in the godliness of Israel during his leadership; He was truly one of the great men of God.  Israel was also faithful to God in the days of Joshua’s immediate successors. But afterward, there arose a generation who had not seen all the great works of the Lord which He had done for Israel. The new generation had no personal relationship with...

Judges 1

We move to a new era of the History of the Chosen Race of Israel.  After years of being led by 2 great leaders - Moses and Joshua - now they were suddenly left without one.  How will they fare?  What will life be like for them?  Are there lessons for us today as well? Well…. the only way we will know is if we spend time reading the Bible and reflecting on the passage…. Bible Passage: ...

Joshua 24

Bible Passage:  Joshua 24 “And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” I seem to remember the last line as a theme for Spiritual Meeting some...

Joshua 23

Bible Passage:  Joshua 23 “When I grow up, I want to be just like Joshua”…. Yep… that’s what I said in an earlier post but something happened just before I wrote this that made me realize that I am so far from being the man of God that Joshua was. A lot of us aspire to do great works for God.  But all this aspirations will come to nothing if we do not do anything…...