Administrators Gail Posted August 14, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 14, 2007 I agree- pretty twisted I don't quite understand how the concubine thing worked... food for another thread, I guess. I'll go start one Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators John317 Posted August 14, 2007 Moderators Posted August 14, 2007 Trivial? (shudder!) The whole story stinks. mel The whole idea of Judges is that we're supposed to shudder at the things that God's professed people did. See how low they could go, despite all of God's blessings and despite His miracles and leading. They burned their children to a false god. They did every sort of evil possible. And "everyone did what was right in his own eyes." Judges 17: 6; 21: 25. God's people weren't following God's prophets or His laws. God wanted so much to bless them, but He couldn't while they were living apart from Him. See Deut. 28: 1-14. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
melvin mccarty Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 So you know exactly what the whole idea of the book of judges is huh? hmmmmm Don't you have anything useful to do? mel Quote
Moderators John317 Posted August 15, 2007 Moderators Posted August 15, 2007 So you know exactly what the whole idea of the book of judges is huh? hmmmmm Don't you have anything useful to do? mel Yes, Mel, a major theme of Judges is to show us how horrible even God's people can be when they wander away from God. They do things such as cut their concubines up in pieces, things that are intended to make us shudder. I think God meant these stories to shock us. These were all Israelites, God's own people, doing these horrific things to each other. It got so bad that mothers were eating their own children, boiling them for dinner!!! If we contrast the way it was then with the way God planned for it to be, as given in His promises in Deut. 26: 1-14, the events recorded in Judges become doubly tragic. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Administrators Gail Posted August 15, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 15, 2007 I think it worked! Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators John317 Posted August 15, 2007 Moderators Posted August 15, 2007 I think it worked! I used to wonder why those horrible stories are in the Bible because they do make us shudder for sure, but then Dr. Maxwell pointed out in Sabbath school class that those "pictures" might be viewed the same way as the photographs in a medical text book about diseases. Outside the text, some of those pictures could be seen as pornographic, but in the context of trying to find a solution to the disease, the pictures take on a whole different meaning. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Administrators Gail Posted August 15, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 15, 2007 Interesting... thanks, John317, for this Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted August 15, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 15, 2007 Nabal was a drunkard whose wife Abigail saved him from the wrath of David. 1 Sam. 25:36 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted August 16, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 16, 2007 The king of Nineveh put on sackcloth and sat in the dust. He even covered his animals with it- Jonah 3:6-7 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Members phkrause Posted August 17, 2007 Members Posted August 17, 2007 I just read that story for worship yesterday. pkrause Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Administrators Gail Posted August 17, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 17, 2007 If you knock out your slave's tooth, you have to set him free. Exodus 21:27 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted August 27, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 27, 2007 Once, David's mightiest men risked their lives to get him some water from a well, but David wouldn't drink it because of all the trouble they went to. 1 Chron.11:17-19 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted August 28, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 28, 2007 Gideon was also known as Jerub-Baal. Judges 7:1 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted August 29, 2007 Author Administrators Posted August 29, 2007 Paul was in Cenchrea when he had his hair cut off- Acts 18:18 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 5, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 5, 2007 During the first Passover, the Lord killed even the first born of the livestock in Egypt. Exodus 12:29 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 6, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 6, 2007 Job said, "My body is clothed with worms and scabs, my skin is broken and festering." Job 7:5 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 10, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 10, 2007 Ehud, a left-handed judge, stabbed a king with a homemade sword. Judges 3:21 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 11, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 11, 2007 A woman named Sheerah built Lower and Upper Beth Horon- 1 Chron.7:24 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 12, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 12, 2007 Shamgar- killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad- Judges 4:8,9 (Don't hear tell of Shamgar much) Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 16, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 16, 2007 On the Sabbath day in Jerusalem, Nehemiah shut all the doors to the city so merchants couldn't violate Sabbath rules. Nehemiah 13:19 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 17, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 17, 2007 Jephthah and the Gileadites guarded a spot of land by asking Ephraimites to say "Shibboleth." They were killed if they couldn't say it correctly. Judges 12:5,6 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 18, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 18, 2007 When the Israelites won the battle with the Midianites, they got 675,000 sheep, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 "clean" women. Numbers 31:32-35 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 20, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 20, 2007 The sea in Solomon's temple stood on 12 bulls. 1Ki.7:25 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 24, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 24, 2007 The new earth won't have oceans. Rev.21:1 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted September 25, 2007 Author Administrators Posted September 25, 2007 As a curse, Joshua made the Gibeonites serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the Israelites. Joshua 9:23 Does anyone remember the story behind this? Something about mouldy bread... Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
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