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Judges 21 Commentary The Book of Judges winds down with Chapter 21, and with the statement that has been used repeatedly in the closing chapters of the Book of Judges: “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” The presence of a king means people would live by the rules.ContinueContinue reading “Judges 21 Commentary”

Judges 20 Commentary 400,000 men armed with weapons of war assembled at Mizpah. Mission? Punish the perpetrators of extreme wickedness of chapter 19 at Gibeah. Everyone is in apart from Benjamin, who actually refuses to surrender the wicked men of Gibeah. Civil war ensues. This type of wickedness deserved the kind is punishment that IsraelContinueContinue reading “Judges 20 Commentary”

Judges 19b Commentary Events of Chapter 19 beg the question, “How did we get here?” Many have talked about the “animal in man” to describe humanity’s low moments. But even this extreme definition won’t fit the behavior of men in this chapter. The end product of wickedness is a life on the lowest end ofContinueContinue reading “Judges 19b Commentary”

Judges 19 Commentary The scripture has some horrifying events. This chapter hosts one of them. This chapter records a horrific incident that would make the Sodomites envious. You don’t want to read it twice. Man without the King is a complete mess. Since Israel didn’t want the LORD as her King, the LORD would allowContinueContinue reading “Judges 19 Commentary”

Judges 18b Commentary A chapter of counterfeits. Micah has the appearance of a religious man. But Micah is a thief who uses stolen money to cast a range of idols.The thought is that he would escape divine punishment by practicing religion, albeit a forbidden religion.Micah has sufficient zeal and enough money to sponsor his paganContinueContinue reading “Judges 18b Commentary”

Judges 18 Commentary The chapter begins with what seems like a disclaimer. The human author seems to reflect on the sad events of these last pages of Judges with an explanation: “In those days Israel had no king.” The prophetic understanding would be that Israel had no King of kings. The statement is an enigmaContinueContinue reading “Judges 18 Commentary”

Judges 17 Commentary We should not be fooled by the lip service to the name of the LORD by the characters in this chapter. They have clearly forgotten the first two Commandments. We have encountered this kind before – people having a very vague picture of worship but still proceeding with their worship. The worshipContinueContinue reading “Judges 17 Commentary”

Judges 16b Commentary Samson’s story isn’t a good example for men. But the story of Joseph is. While Samson willingly exposes himself to wickedness, Joseph runs away from the scene of wickedness. The outcomes and impact of both men are worlds apart. Then we have Joab, Israel’s military commander, who is the exact opposite ofContinueContinue reading “Judges 16b Commentary”

Judges 16 Commentary Chapter 16 winds down the story of Samson. What a story! It is a nice Sunday school story, but every grown man knows men don’t have to be this dumb. Samson is an embarrassment to the menfolk. There can be an easy conclusion to the story: With his hair, Samson is strong;ContinueContinue reading “Judges 16 Commentary”

Judges 15 Commentary One can decide to focus on the awesome strength of Samson and never get disappointed. Imagine the strength of a single man who rounds up a pack of 300 foxes! Most men will have problems catching one chicken! It took three thousand men from Judah to ask him to surrender to theContinueContinue reading “Judges 15 Commentary”