The Back to the Bible OT and NT Together Reading Plan
Judges 19-21; Luke 7.31-50
Civil War with Benjamin
Judges 19-21
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: Judges 19; Judges 20; Judges 21; Luke 7;
Judges 19
A Levite had a concubine, but she was unfaithful to him. The concubine left him for four months. The Levite wanted to be reconciled with her, he went to his father-in-law's house. The father-in-law persauded him to stay for three days, and persauded him to stay a couple more days. When they were on their way to Gibeah, they stayed at an old man's house. The old man showed them hospitality. The Benjaminites wanted to cause trouble and some of the evil men there said that the Levite should come out, they wanted to have sex with him. The old man said that the men could have his virgin daughter and the concubine. Does this remind you of the angels staying at Lot's house? The men raped the concubine and she died some time after that. The Levite was so angry that when he got home he cut up his concubine in twelve parts and sent it to the twelve tribes.
Judges 20
The Levite told the Israelites what happened and they decided to punish the inhabitants of Gibeah. Civil war was decalared. Eventually the Israelites won after being defeated twice from the Benjaminites. The details are in the chapter. The Benjamites did not repent of their sins to God or tried to reconcile themselves with their fello Israelites. Consequently, they lost twenty-five thousand swordsmen on that day.
Judges 21
The Israelites realized that the tribe of Benjamin was about to be extinct not only because of the many Benjaminites lost during the civil war but also the rash vow that they made 'Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjaminite.' The leaders of Israel became peacemaker and the tribes worked together on solving this problem to avoid Benjamin from becoming extinct. Israel had vowed not to give Benjamin wives, but they dis not object if the men from Benjamin went out and took wives 21.16-14).
Finally, to summarize what was happening n Israel, 'In those days Israel had no king, everyone did as he saw fit.'
What do we learn from the today's reading Again, sin is like yeast, a little of it makes the dough rises. The easy way to solve things may be the hardest way. The Benjaminites could have repented and tried to solve the conflict before it happened. Did you know that King Saul and the Apostle Paul came from the tribe of Benjamin. God had to ensure that the tribe of Benjamin would be around despite the mess that the Benjaminites got themselves into. It is wasier for us to do things man's way instead of God's way, when we do that we pay a heavy price.
Pett on The Levite and His Concubine
Judges 19, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Judges 20, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Judges 21, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Division of the Land
Tribal Lands
Links to Commentaries and other References - Judges
Luke 7.31-50 with Commentaries, verse by verse
In this account Luke 7.37-39; Matthew 26.6-13; Mark 14.3-9; John 12.1-8, a Pharisee invited to Jesus have dinner with him. A woman, who lived a sinful life, probably a prostitute, came into the Pharisee's house, bringing an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. She wet His feet with her tears and wiped His feet with her hair, kissed them and pooured perfume on them. The Pharisee who had invited Jesus, said to himself, if he was a prophet , he would know this woman was a prostitute. Jesus told the Pharisee, the parable of two men owing money to this money lender Luke 7.41-42; Matthew 18.23-24
. Which one would show him more gratitute if his debt was forgiven, The Pharisee said that the one who had the bigger debt canceled. Jesus then compared this woman to the Pharisee, that since she had more sins (debts) which were forgiven, she was the one who showed the most gratitude to Jesus
Luke 7-8.3 IVP Commentary
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Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian
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