The Decree of the Assembly 1. Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before…
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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The Crime of the Benjamites 1. Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself…
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The Danites Settle in Laish 1. In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to…
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Micah’s Idolatry 1. Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim 2. said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you…
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Samson Escapes Gaza 1. One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her. 2. When the Gazites heard that…
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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…
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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…