March 2023

A house of gods

In Judges, chapter seventeen, verse five, because Micah did not submit to the authority of God’s inspired, written revelation through Moses, he deceived himself and did what was right in his own eyes. Instead of following God’s Word as in Deuteronomy eleven, verses eighteen through twenty-five, and Joshua one, stanzas five to eight, respectively, he …

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Micah

In Judges, chapter seventeen, verse one, Micah is the book’s final section, beginning at this verse until the end. The portion illustrates how soon, during the period of Judges, Israel fell into low moral standards, perverted religious practices, and chaotic social order. These illustrations demonstrate that if God’s Word and sound ethical principles are not …

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A harlot

In Judges, chapter sixteen, verse one, Samson went to Gaza. One of the five principalities of the Philistines, which was ten miles from Ashkelon. A chief city, to make some new attempt upon them, whom he feared not in their cities or camps, having had such huge experience of his strength and God’s assistance. Possibly …

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