Judges 18:19–20: “And they said to him, ‘Be...
May 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAt first reading, it seemed like the Levite was making a courageous stand against ...
Judges 17:6: “In those days there was no king in...
May 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere was no sovereign reigning over any hearts in the land of Israel. God's ...
Judges 16:21–22: “Then the Philistines took him...
April 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBecause of another Philistine woman, Delilah, the Philistines were able to trap Samson. And ...
Judges 15:14–15: “When he came to Lehi, the Philistines...
April 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Philistines came against the tribe of Judah because Samson had taken revenge on ...
Judges 14:1–2: “Now Samson went down to Timnah,...
April 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe story of one of Israel’s judges, Samson, begins and ends with Samson displaying ...
Judges 13:5 “For behold, you shall conceive...
April 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Hebrew word Nazarite means to separate and the conditions of that separation are ...
Judges 12:6: “then they would say to him, ‘Then...
April 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis Hebrew word shibboleth means a flowing stream, similar to where they had crossed ...
Judges 11:1: “Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a...
April 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJephthah had a family background that many would say should have disqualified him from ...
Judges 10:13–14: “Yet you have forsaken Me...
April 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIsrael cried out to the Lord, but God said He would not deliver them. ...
Judges 9:56–57: “Thus God repaid the wickedness...
April 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere are 2 lessons to be learned from the life of the son of ...
Judges 8:34–35: “Thus the children of Israel...
April 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Israelites sadly came to a point where they regarded an idol, Baal-Berth, as ...
Judges 7:7–8: “Then the LORD said to Gideon,...
April 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod assured Gideon of victory with this sweeping statement, “I will save you and ...
Judges 6:39–40: “Then Gideon said to God, ‘Do...
April 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod called Gideon to go against the Midianites but he was timid. He asked ...
Judges 5:23: “‘Curse Meroz,’ said...
April 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter Israel defeated Sisera's army, Deborah composed a song. In it we find that ...
Judges 4:9: “So she said, ‘I will surely go with...
April 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe 4th judge we are introduced to, Deborah, was a woman. She was a ...
Judges 3:9–10: “When the children of Israel cried...
April 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn this chapter we meet the first 3 judges that led Israel, and are ...
Judges 2:10: “When all that generation had been...
April 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe children of Israel that entered the Promised Land had vivid, personal recollections of ...
Judges 1:1–2: “Now after the death of Joshua...
April 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe read almost the same opening line in Judges as we read in Joshua, ...
Joshua 24:15: “And if it seems evil to you...
April 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis declaration of the old, warrior-leader Joshua reverberates through the hallways of time and ...
Joshua 23:14: “Behold, this day I am going...
April 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalMore than 20 years had passed since Joshua had replaced Moses and led the ...
Joshua 22:4–5: “And now the Lord your God has...
April 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had been given the ...
Joshua 21:2–3: “And they spoke to them at Shiloh...
April 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs God appointed cities to be given to the priests, the Levites, we notice ...
Joshua 20:9: “These were the cities appointed for...
April 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalLife is precious to the Lord. Shortly after Adam and Eve disobeyed God, their ...
Joshua 19:47: “And the border of the children of...
April 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJoshua 18 and 19 cover the portions of land given to the 7 tribes ...
Joshua 18:2–3: “But there remained among the...
April 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the original language, the Hebrew sentence structure suggests that a large amount of ...
Joshua 17:17–18: “And Joshua spoke to the house...
April 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalManasseh and Ephraim were larger tribes; their combined numbers were greater than any other ...
Joshua 16:10: “And they did not drive out the Canaanites...
April 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJoshua 16 tells what land Ephraim received by lot and then closes with Ephraim's ...
Joshua 15:19: “She answered, ‘Give me a blessing;...
April 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe springs mentioned here in Joshua 15 are still flowing today in the modern ...
Joshua 14:12–13: “‘Now therefore, give...
April 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe background of Caleb's name is probably important since we've seen before that people's ...
Joshua 13:1: “Now Joshua was old, advanced in years....
April 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJoshua must have felt really ancient after God Himself called him “old, advanced in ...
Joshua 12:1: “These are the kings of the land whom...
April 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalChapter 12 of Joshua is basically a list of the kings conquered both in ...
