Tag: Our Daily Scripture

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 20 ISRAELITES FIGHT THE BENJAMITES (vs. 1-48) The Levite, the husband of the murdered concubine told the Israelites that when they came to Gibeah in Benjamin, men of Gibeah came to surround the house.  They raped his concubine and she died.  Then he cut off the concubine into pieces and sent one piece… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/29/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 19 A LEVITE AND HIS CONCUBINE (vs. 1-30) There was a Levite who lived in a remote area in Judah.  He took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.  She had been unfaithful to him.  She left him and went back to her father’s house in Bethlehem Judah.  After 4 months, her husband persuaded… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/28/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 18 DANITES SETTLE IN LAISH (vs. -31) Since there was no king at that time, the tribe of Danites was seeking a place to settle.  They sent five warriors from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and to explore it.  The men went to the house of Micah and saw the… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/27/23

SCRIPTURE:  JUDGES 17 MICAH’S IDOL (vs. 1-13) Micah was a man from the hill country of Ephraim.  He returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver taken from him.  Then his mother took 200 shekels of silver and gave it to a silversmith to make a carved image and a cast idol.  And they were put… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 5/26/23

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