“Thus the people took their foodstuffs in their hand and their shofars, and each man of Israel departed, every man to his tent; and the 300 men were strengthened. And the camp of Midian was in the valley below.” (Judges 7:8) Even though this passage is predominantly about the departure of the masses, it seems… Read More
Tag: Judges
A Message to the Peoples
“And the number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouth was 300 men; all of the remaining people bent over the knee to drink water. And Yahweh said to Gideon, ‘With the three hundred men who lapped, I will save you and give Midian into your hand and let all of the… Read More
Judges; A Messianic Warning
“And Yahweh raised up Judges. And they saved them from the hand of their looters.” (Judges 2:16) The role of the Judge is one that clearly is designed to prefigure Christ. They are redeemers of the people from their adversaries. They are signs of God’s grace, given that the people are in the hands of… Read More
Debir — the City of Books
“And they went from there against those who dwelt in Debiyr — the name of Debiyr was Qiryath-Sepher.” Names fascinate me. Qiryath-Sepher (or Kiriath-Sepher as many Bibles transliterate) literally means, “The City of the Book” or “The City of Writings.” The Greek translation of this city is Po/liß Gramma/ton (Polis Grammaton) — “The City of… Read More
Thrones of Judgment
“For there, thrones of judgment dwell; thrones of the house of David.” (Psalm 122:5) It is in Israel where, in ancient times God dwelled and thus dwelt the law. Judgment needs to be given according to a standard—ultimate judgment according to an ultimate standard, thus in ancient times, Jerusalem was the place where true judgment… Read More
Outline of Judges
Book of Judges Outline I. The Crisis and Conquest after Joshua’s Death (1:1-36) a. Who shall go up to fight for us? (1:1-2) b. Judah and Simeon go up & defeat the Canaanites (1:3-7) c. Judah fights and takes the city of Jerusalem (1:8-10) d. Continued conquest (1:11-20) e. Benjamin fails to drive… Read More
