Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Judges 7 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Hidden in the lines of chapter 7 is an important contrast that can help us decipher what the LORD is trying to do. Coming up against Gideon is a league of nations, led by Midian and so numerous that they could not be numbered. So really, the thirty-two thousand that GideonContinueContinue reading “Judges 7 Commentary”

Judges 6 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 6 finds Israel in trouble again. As everywhere else in this Book, pain and suffering are expected and fully deserved. God’s contract with Abraham hasn’t performed well. We know the culprit. Israel has not kept the faith. It’s a fact that the visiting angel of the LORD underlines. And weContinueContinue reading “Judges 6 Commentary”

Judges 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com This chapter is fully devoted to Deborah’s song. It is a song of praise but there is a lot more to look at.“God chose new leaders when war came to the city gates, but not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.” Judges 5 verse 8. VeryContinueContinue reading “Judges 5 Commentary”

Judges 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com It speaks of God’s generosity that Israel’s cry for help can be heard. We also know any such relief is short-lived as it functions like a bucket of water. It will not heal the leaky roof. The LORD does however help Israel and the human agent is the courageous leader inContinueContinue reading “Judges 4 Commentary”

Judges 3 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 3 is fast-paced. We have three Judges: Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar. They all intervene at critical moments in the history of the nation. But what has brought Israel here? The chapter is beautifully arranged to highlight the realities on the ground. The LORD providentially subjects Israel to warfare. The thoughtContinueContinue reading “Judges 3 Commentary”

Judges 2 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Why have you done this? The question was directed at Israel but I think the LORD is asking me the same question. Why have you broken faith? What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yieldContinueContinue reading “Judges 2 Commentary”

Judges 1 Commentarywww.lovingscripture.comWhile Joshua is focused on the good news that the LORD had fulfilled all His promises, Judges is focused on man’s failures. The material from chapter 1 gives us an impression that both Joshua and Judges were authored by the same human institution.We get the picture that while large portions of land wereContinueContinue reading “Judges 1 Commentary”

Joshua 23 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Joshua – slave, special aide, general, leader, commander-in-chief. Who else qualifies more than Joshua to do this important citation? He was probably in his late thirties or forties when Israel left Egypt. He had seen all. You want to believe a man like this. This one and the next chapter areContinueContinue reading “Joshua 23 Commentary”

Joshua 22 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 22 gives us a smell of the Book of Judges. The trans-Jordan tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh are released to return to their inheritance in the east. The returning troops stop by the Jordan and erect an imposing altar. The other tribes interpret it asContinueContinue reading “Joshua 22 Commentary”

Joshua 21 Commentary: Levi is scattered in Israel http://www.lovingscripture.com Like that special room that the LORD Jesus has gone to prepare for you is this piece of land to Israel. The exodus was about this same piece of land. An enslaved nation, now freed, must be resettled under freedom and the leadership of the LORD.ContinueContinue reading “Joshua 21 Commentary”