Some thoughts on Scripture

Ruth 3:10-11--"Then he said, 'Blessed are you of the L ORD, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich. And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of... Sign in to see full entry.

Ruth 2:15-16--"And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, 'Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.' " We learned earlier in the Books of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Ruth 1:16-17--"But Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be buried. The L ORD do so to... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 21:15--"And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the L ORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel." Because of the civil war--the tribes of Israel pitted against Benjamin--and the deep devastation it left, the tribes of Israel realized that Benjamin was practically wiped out. Readily,... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 20:21, 25, 31, 35, 46--"Then the children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day cut down the the ground twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites.... And Benjamin went out against them from Gebeah on the second day, and cut down to the ground eighteen thousand of the children of... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 19:29--"When he [a Levite] entered his house he took a knife, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel." Some passages in scripture are remarkably shocking in their abomination. This verse is among the... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 18:19-20--"And they said to him, 'Be quiet, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?' So the priest's heart was glad; and he took... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 17:6--"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." Was is good everyone did what was right in his own eyes? Or bad? From an ideal point of view it was good. It was not in the Lord's perfect will for Israel to have a king. But also with that perfect... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 16:19-20, 28--"Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. And she said, 'The Philistines are upon you, Samson!' So he awoke from his sleep, and said, 'I will go... Sign in to see full entry.

Judges 15:14-15--"When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting against him. Then the Spirit of the L ORD came mightily upon him; and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands. He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey,... Sign in to see full entry.