Daily Devotional

Philistines oppress Israel for forty yearsverse 1

And the children of Israel did EVIL again in the sight of the LORD

            and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines

                        FORTY YEARS 

Angel of the LORD appears to Manoah’s wifeverses 2-5

And there was a certain man of Zorah – of the family of the Danites … Read More

Ephraim complained to Jephthahverses 1-2

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together

            and went northward – and said to Jephthah

Wherefore passed you over to fight against the children of Ammon

and did not call us to go with you?

                        we will burn your house on you with fire

And Jephthah said to them

            I and my people … Read More

Rejection of Jephthah by familyverses 1-3

Now Jephthah – the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor

            and he was the son of an harlot – and Gilead begat Jephthah

And Gilead’s wife bare him sons – and his wife’s sons grew up

            and they thrust out Jephthah – and said to him

                        You shall not inherit in our … Read More

Tola from Issachar judged Israel 23 yearsverses 1-2

 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel

Tola the son of Puah the son of Dodo

a man of Issachar

and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim

And he judged Israel twenty and three years – and died

and was buried in Shamir

Jair from Gilead judged Israel for … Read More

Abimelech wants to ruleverses 1-2

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal

went to Shechem to his mother’s brethren

and communed with them

and with all the family of the house of

his mother’s father

saying

Speak – I pray you – in the ears of all the men of Shechem

Whether is better for you either that all the … Read More

Ephraim angry with Gideonverse 1

And the men of Ephraim said to him

            Why have you served us thus

that you called us not when

you went to fight with Midianites?

And they did chide with him sharply

Gideon’s answer pleases Ephraimitesverses 2-3

And he said to them

What have I done now in comparison of you?

            Is … Read More

LORD tells Gideon to reduce armyverses 1-3

Then Jerubbaal – who is Gideon and all the people that were with him

            rose up early – and pitched beside the well of Harod

                        so that the host of the Midianites were on the

north side of them by the hill of Moreh

in the valley

And the LORD

said to … Read More

Israelite sin leads to povertyverses 1-6

 And the children of Israel did EVIL in the sight of the LORD

and the LORD DELIVERED them

into the hand of Midian seven years

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel

and because of the Midianites the children of Israel

made them the dens which are in the mountains

and caves … Read More

Song sung by Deborah and Barakverses 1-9

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day

saying

Praise you the LORD for the avenging of Israel

when the people willingly offered themselves

Hear – O you kings

Give ear – O you princes

I – even I – will sing to the LORD

I will sing … Read More

After Ehud’s death Israel did evil in sight of LORDverses 1-2

And the children of Israel again did EVIL in the sight of the LORD

when Ehud was dead

And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin – king of Canaan

that reigned in Hazor

The captain of whose host was Sisera

            which dwelt in Harosheth of … Read More