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Jephthah is an interesting judge. He was a stepson to Gilead, as his mother was a prostitute. His brothers banished him from the family because he had a different mother, and they didn't want to share in their inheritance. Jephthah fled Gilead to the land of Tob and took up with some worthless fellows. Then,… Continue reading Jephtah – Know the Scriptures and know God’s Heart!
Israel had forty years of peace after Deborah, Barak, and Jael defeated Sisera and the Canaanites. Then the cycle begins again: Israel fell into sin, and God gave them over to the Midianites for seven years. After they cried out to God – He sent a deliverer, Gideon. Moral decay was continuing to decline, and… Continue reading Gideon – Mighty Man of Valour
Israel had forty years of peace after Deborah, Barak, and Jael defeated Sisera and the Canaanites. Then the cycle begins again: Israel fell into sin, and God gave them over to the Midianites for seven years. After they cried out to God – He sent a deliverer, Gideon. Moral decay was continuing to decline, and… Continue reading The Rise and Fall of Abimelech
After Ehud died, again, we see the people of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin, king of Canaan. In chapters 4 and 5, we learn about Deborah (the prophetess) and Barak (the judge/deliverer). Deborah had a word from the Lord, and she… Continue reading Deborah & Jael