Bible in 365 Days – Day 96
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Judges 20:18-25, 27-30, 35 NLT Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God, “Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?” The Lord answered, “Judah is to go first.” So the Israelites left early the next morning and camped near Gibeah. Then they advanced toward Gibeah to […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 95
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Judges 16:20-21 NLT Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the Lord had left him. So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 94
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Judges 11:30-31 NLT And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” THE REACTION […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 93
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Judges 11:1-8 NLT Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. Gilead’s wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. “You will not get any of our father’s inheritance,” […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 92
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Judges 7:9-11 NLT That night the Lord said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them! But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah. Listen to what the Midianites are saying, and you will be greatly […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 91
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Judges 6:1, 10, 12-13 NLT The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. I told you, ‘I am the Lord your God. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you now live.’ But you have not listened to me.” […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 90
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Judges 3:1-4 NLT These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle. These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 89
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION Joshua 22:10 NLT But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar. THE REACTION Joshua 22:11-13, 26-27, 30-31 NLT […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 88
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Joshua 21:45 NLT Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true. Observation (s): Application: Election season is normally very hard on politicians. Political candidates, in their bid to win votes and their […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 87
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Joshua 18:1-3 NLT Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land. Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before […]