Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 15 SAMSON’S VENGEANCE ON THE PHILISTINES (vs. 1-20) At the time of wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife.  But his father-in-law told him that he had given his daughter to Samson’s friend.  He offered him his young sister.  But Samson was angry.  So he went out… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/24/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 14 SAMSON MARRIAGE (vs. 1-19) Samson married a young Philistine woman in Timnah.  While Samson and his parents were on their way down to Timnah, they saw a young lion came roaming toward him.  The Spirit of the lord came upon him in power and he tore the lion apart with his bare… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/23/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 13 THE BIRTH OF SAMSON (vs. 1-24) Manoah was from the clan of the Danites.  He had a wife who was sterile and remained childless.  Then the angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her that she was going to conceive and have a son.  But she must not drink wine… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/22/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 11 Jephthah was a mighty warrior, the son of Gilead whose mother was a prostitute.  The son of Gilead’s wife drove him away and reused to give him any inheritance.  He fled to Tob and gathered followers from a group of adventurers.  Later, the Ammonites made war on Israel.  The elders of Gilead… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/20/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 10 TOLA (vs. 1-2) After Abimelech, Tola rose to save Israel.  He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.  He led Israel 23 years and was buried in Shamir. Jair (vs. 3-5) He had 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys.  He controlled 30 towns in Gilead, which is called Havvoth Jair… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/19/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 9 ABIMELECH (vs. 1-6) Abimelech, son of Jerub-Baal went to his mother’s brothers in Sechem and asked: “Which is better for you?  to have all 70 of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you or just one man? ”  The citizens of Shechem were inclined to follow Abimelech and gave him 70 shekels of silver… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/18/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 8 ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA (vs. 1-210 While Gideon was still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian, he told the men of Succoth to give him some bread.  But they refused.  The he made the same request to the men of Peniel but they also refused.  So he said: “When I return… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/17/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 7 As Gideon with his men were prepared to fight against the midianites, the Lord told Gideon that there were too many men for the battle.  Anyone who was afraid to fight may turn back.  So two thousand men left while ten thousand remained.  But God said that there were still too many… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/16/23