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Today's reading from Judges 20-21

King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: Judges 20; Judges 21

Judges 20
The Levite told the Israelites what happened and they decided to punish the inhabitants of Gibeah. Civil war was decalared. Eventually the Israelites won after being defeated twice from the Benjaminites. The details are in the chapter. The Benjamites did not repent of their sins to God or tried to reconcile themselves with their fello Israelites. Consequently, they lost twenty-five thousand swordsmen on that day.




Judges 21
The Israelites realized that the tribe of Benjamin was about to be extinct not only because of the many Benjaminites lost during the civil war but also the rash vow that they made 'Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjaminite.' The leaders of Israel became peacemaker and the tribes worked together on solving this problem to avoid Benjamin from becoming extinct. Israel had vowed not to give Benjamin wives, but they dis not object if the men from Benjamin went out and took wives 21.16-14).

Finally, to summarize what was happening n Israel, 'In those days Israel had no king, everyone did as he saw fit.'

What do we learn from the today's reading Again, sin is like yeast, a little of it makes the dough rises. The easy way to solve things may be the hardest way. The Benjaminites could have repented and tried to solve the conflict before it happened. Did you know that King Saul and the Apostle Paul came from the tribe of Benjamin. God had to ensure that the tribe of Benjamin would be around despite the mess that the Benjaminites got themselves into. It is wasier for us to do things man's way instead of God's way, when we do that we pay a heavy price.



Pett on The Levite and His Concubine
Judges 20, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Judges 21, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Daivid Guzik on Judges 20
Daivid Guzik on Judges 21

Division of the Land
Tribal Lands
Pett on Micah
Division of the Land
Tribal Lands

Other Links
Many Commentaries on the BibleCentre.net
OT Gateway Links on Judges
Introduction to Judges by Malik
Malik Argument of Judges
Israel's Dark Age by Deffinbaugh
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Zeisler on Judges, scroll down
Spurgeon on Judges
Biblebb.com Website
Ritchie on Judges - 9 sermons

The Commentary Page
Links to Commentaries and other References - Old Testament

Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian

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