Samson’s Revenge 1. Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife…
Judges
The Book of Judges, a narrative of ancient Israel, recounts cycles of rebellion, oppression, and deliverance. It illustrates the nation’s struggle for fidelity to God’s law and the consequences of moral compromise.
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Samson’s Marriage 1. One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. 2. So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen…
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The Birth of Samson 1. Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 2.…
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Jephthah Defeats Ephraim 1. Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without…
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Jephthah Delivers Israel 1. Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. 2. And Gilead’s wife…
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Tola 1. After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the…
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Abimelech’s Conspiracy 1. Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother, 2. “Please ask…
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Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna 1. Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you…
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Gideon’s Army of Three Hundred 1. Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of…
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Midian Oppresses Israel 1. Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, 2. and the…
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