Closer Day By Day

We have come to the end of the Book of Judges today and as I said… this chapter marks the end of a trilogy of one unfortunate episode in the dark period of the history of the Israelites. Read on for the climax of the story…. Bible Passage: Judges 21 Now tell me… what do [...]

Bible Passage:  Judges 20 “…together as one man before the Lord at Mizpah” The nature of Man had deteriorated to a frightening state. Though they sinned they were not punished, Neither did their own tribe members rebuke them. Therefore this shameful evil of Gibeah opened their eyes, And they realised they could be as evil [...]

We have come to the last part of the book of Judges and the picture does not look any brighter.  In fact… today’s passage is so terrible that if it were a movie, it would be rated “R” or “M18″ or something…  Sexual content!  Graphic violence!  If you have never read the Bible properly before… [...]

Yesterday, belovedofthelord showed us 3 characters that served as cautionary tales for us Christians in the last days.  Today, let us conclude the 2 part series of chapters 17-18 by looking at what other warning signs we – as the supposedly faithful men (and women) of God in the last days should be careful of… [...]

Bible Passage:  Judges 17 We now reach the final portion of Judges. These last 5 chapters showcase several puzzling, inhumane, and ultimately, faithless deeds of the people of Israel. The rampant  idolatry and mind-boggling violence are probably at the lowest point in the history of God’s people. Judges 17-21 is an appendix to the list [...]

Bible Passage:  Judges 16 Seeing His people’s misery and hearing their cries, God chose Samson (even before he was born) and commissioned him to deliver His people out of the hand of the Philistines (13:5). Samson’s parents took the revelation of this consecration of offering with great cares (i.e. the dos and don’ts for being [...]

There is a Chinese saying that goes “冤冤相报何时了?”, which literally means “revenge for revenge, when will it end?” If you are a fan of Chinese kung fu dramas, you may have come across this saying very often, and it is very true that if we allow our anger to lead us into taking things into [...]

Bible Passage:  Judges 14 Of all the judges, Samson is probably one of the notorious and controversial ones. During the period of judges, some of the judges raised by God to deliver the people were not only ungodly but were even evil. Let us look into this chapter. The first thing I noticed was that [...]

Bible Passage: Judges 13 In this chapter, we see the events that led up to the birth of the strongest man to have ever walked the earth, Samson. In brief, the Angel of the Lord told the wife of Manoah (a man from Zorah) about the forthcoming birth of Samson, who would deliver the Israelites [...]

Bible Passage:  Judges 12 At the beginning of the chapter, we see something familiar. The Ephraimites came forward to complain against Jephthah just like they did to Gideon in chapter 8. But this time they even threatened to burn Jephthah’s house with fire. Also, this time they were not turned away with a gentle reply, [...]