The Back to the Bible OT and NT Together Reading Plan
Index of OT + NT Together
Judges 11-12; Luke 6.1-28
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia links: Judges 9; Judges 10; Luke 6
Judges 10-12
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: Judges 10; Judges 11; Judges 12
Judges 10
is the story of Jephthah and Five Other Judges. Tola was a judge who led Israel for twenty three years (v. 1-2). Jair was another judge who had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. Between both of them they had forty five yers of peace.
The Story of Jephthah centers around Judges 10.6-18; 11; 12.1-7.
Because of peace, the people forgot God. In Judges 10.6-18 The Israelites sinned by worshiping Baals, Ashtoreths and other gods. God gave them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites. There are two types of confession given in Judges 11. The first confession in 10 is not genuine, originating from the people suffering. God refused to forgive them (v. 11-14). The second confession of sin is genuine, it was a 180 degree turn, they got rid of the foreign gods among them and serve the Lord..
Judges 11 Jephthah could not help having the mother, he had! She was a prostitute. Jephthah step brothers drove him away from his home when they grew up. Why be upset at the things that you cannot control. The Chinese word for crisis means opportunity. Jephthah was a worshipper of God, knew the Scriptures. He was even listed among the heroes of faith in Hebrew 11.32.
One of the difficult verses in the the Bible has to do with the vow that Jephthah made to God, that if God delivered the Ammonites to him, whatever comes out of his house, he would sacrifice to God. When he returned home, his daughter came running out of the house. Does God condone human sacrifice? What do you think? Jephthah's vow
Judges 12
(v. 1.7) The men of Ephraim always wanted recognition (Judges 6). They never rejoiced in another's victory. Jephthah tried to explain that he had asked the Ephraimites for help but they did not help. Jephthah called the men of Gilead and started a civil war that costed 42,000 lives! A litle argument or dispute cost so many men their lives. Jephthah led Israel for six years, died and was buried in Gilead. We need to settle our disputes as soon as possible before a mole hill turns into a mountain!
The other judges, Ibzan, Elon and Abdon were discussed in verses 8-15.
Judges 10, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Judges 11, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Judges 12, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Division of the Land
Tribal Lands
Other Links
OT Gateway Links on Judges
Introduction to Judges by Malik
Malik Argument of Judges
Israel's Dark Age by Deffinbaugh
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Zeisler on Judges, scroll down
Spurgeon on Judges
Biblebb.com Website
Ritchie on Judges - 9 sermons
With the Word Commentary-Warren Wiersbe
Wycliffe Bible Commentary
Keil & Delitzsch Commentaries on the Old Testament
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Pulpit Bible Commentary
J. Vernon McGee Commentaries
Evangelical Commentary on the Old Testament
The Commentary Page
Luke 6.1-26 with Commentaries, verse by verse
In Luke 6, Jesus and his disciples were going through the grainfield picking heads of grain and eating them (Luke 6.1-11; Matthew 12.1-4 and Mark 2.23-3.6). The Pharisees accused them of doing work. On another Sabbath, he healed a man whose right hand was shriveled. Here he was again accused of doing work on the Sabbath. The Pharisees got it all wrong they created all these rules and regulations more than the Law and had expected people to follow it. They had forgotten the meaning of the Sabbath. Who were the Pharisees?; The Pharisees
Jesus spent the night in prayer before coming with the decision to pick the Twelve Apostles. He had at least 72 men with him, and these twelve were with him regularly. Jesus was not a ‘YES Man’. He was a wise leader, knowing men’s heart and their potential than we would ever know. He picked people who would question Him not jump at his words. He had men from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, from fishermen to tax collector to Simon who was a Zealot. The Zealots were a revolutionary group who wanted to overthrow the Roman government.
In Luke 6.20-23; Matthew 5.3-12, Jesus spoke about blessedness and he also spoke about woes. We are familiar with the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, Luke just spoke of a few of them. Blessed, in the Greek, makarios, means more than happy because happiness is an emotion that is based on only on external circumstances. Blessed is based upon spiritual joy. Paul had joy in prison, regardless of the circumstances.
More Links in Luke
IVP Commentary on Luke
Introduction to Luke-Malik
Argument for the Gospel of Luke-Malik
Deffinbaugh on Luke
Lightfoot on Luke
Ritchie on Luke
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Sermons on Luke by Ryle, Spurgeon, and Whitefield
John Piper Sermons on Luke
More Commentary Links for the New Testamant
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Pulpit Bible Commentary on the New Testament
With the Word Commentary NT-Warren Wiersbe
The New Commentary
Through the Bible-Matt-Acts-J. Vernon McGee
Benson's Commentary on the NT-Matt-Acts
Evangelical Commentary on the New Testament
Jesus Saves
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
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