“Reject God’s Law, and Man Becomes a Law unto Himself” (Judges 21)

“Reject God’s Law, and Man Becomes a Law unto Himself” (Judges 21)

Scripture reading – Judges 21 Today’s Scripture concludes our study in the Book of Judges. The era known as the “Judges” began with the death of Joshua (Judges 1) and finished with the death of Samson (Judges 16). Judges 21 concluded the time when judges ruled in...
Moral Degeneracy and Its Effects on A People (Judges 20)

Moral Degeneracy and Its Effects on A People (Judges 20)

Scripture reading – Judges 20 This devotion comprises the second part of today’s Scripture reading (Judges 19-20). We find that Levite’s brutal actions (cutting his concubine’s battered, lifeless body into twelve pieces and sending them to the tribes) had...
“Lawlessness Breeds Moral Degeneracy” (Judges 19)

“Lawlessness Breeds Moral Degeneracy” (Judges 19)

Scripture reading – Judges 19-20 * The following is the first of two daily devotions for today. “It came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel” (Judges 19:1). Consider the question, “When was there no king [literally, no ruler or judge] in...
Samson: The Man and the Legend (Judges 13)

Samson: The Man and the Legend (Judges 13)

Click on this link for translations of today’s devotion. Scripture reading – Judges 13 Today’s Scripture brings us to the cycle we have observed throughout our study in the Book of Judges: Sin leading to Servitude, resulting in Sorrow, and then to...