Judges

12/09/2025 Well, once I read chapter 20 this morning, I asked Grok about the significance of the meeting at Mizpah. Grok gave a detailed and in-depth response as expected, but I found a couple contradictions in what he told me. When I asked about them, he responded that

12/08/2025 Judges 19 NKJV: Wow! What a story. Let's walk thru this slowly so I don’t miss anything. First off, the priest took a concubine. Then in verse 3, he is referred to as 'her husband'. Explain to me the relationship between these

12/05/2025 Judges 18 NKJV: It says, "the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for itself to dwell in". This wasn't the whole tribe, but just a small portion, right? Yes, you're correct—Judges 18 describes only a portion of the

12/04/2025 Judges 17 NKJV: Oh, there are so many things wrong in this chapter. Let's start with the first. It looks like Micah stole 1100 shekels of silver from his mother. That sounds like a lot of silver. She cursed whoever stole it, and he felt

12/03/2025 Judges 16 NKJV: This is the familiar story of Samson and Delilah. It had more impact on me this time than it ever has before. The chapter opens with a story of Samson going to Gaza and finding a harlots, and goes to her. When the local

12/02/2025 Judges 15 NKJV: OK, so it looks like after a time of cooling down and reflection, Samson decides to return to his wife and try to make amends, only to find that her father has already given her to someone else, his best man. Of course, he

12/01/2025 Judges 14 NKJV: We are now getting into Samson's early life. He marries a Philistine woman, and we get to see some of his arrogance and anger issues. Of course, God is using this to set Samson up to begin delivering them from the Philistines.

11/26/2025 Judges 13 NKJV: This chapter tells of the birth of Samson. It seems to have a similar feel as does the birth of Jesus, though there are not many parallels. You're right that Judges 13 (the announcement of Samson's birth) has a certain

11/25/2025 Judges 12 NKJV: My basic impression is that Ephraim seems to think mighty highly of themselves, kinda like a big brother. Again, they are upset that they weren't included in the battles to deliver Israel from the Ammonites. They come to Jephthah looking for a

11/24/2025 Judges 11 NKJV: Wow. What an intriguing chapter. There is much drama contained within. It seems to be a little different from the other judge cycles we read about. At the end of the last chapter, the leaders of Gilead were asking who would lead the attack