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November
17 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Final words on commitment to God.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Final words on commitment to God.   We read in the scriptures last night that God has made us alive together with Christ. We were quite alive when this happened, and therefore it is a different kind of life. The mystery in this is as great as all the others in Christianity. God...
November
16 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Complete commitment to God and keeping faith alive.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Complete commitment to God and keeping faith alive.   The epistle of James states, "Do you want to live with your faith gone dead, or would you like to mature your faith like our father Abraham?" What believer could ignore such an awesome call as...
November
15 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Complete commitment to God and keeping faith alive.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Complete commitment to God and keeping faith alive.   In our study of complete dependence upon God and complete deference to His will, we have encountered the principle that:   Faith that has gone unused will atrophy and die out. The...
November
14 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Complete commitment to God and keeping faith alive.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; Complete commitment to God and keeping faith alive.   God calls us to complete dependence upon Him, which means trusting Him when we are in difficulty, which almost everyone can see, but it also means that we give all of ourselves over to His ways and His commands,...
November
12 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; humility before God's will.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; humility before God's will.   After two defeats by Benjamin, the army of Israel offers burnt and peace offerings, likely for the sins of their brother Benjamin, they weep for Benjamin, and they fast. They revealed a love for their brethren and a complete submission to the...
November
08 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; the biblical concept of fasting.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; the biblical concept of fasting.     Benjamin defeated the much larger army of Israel twice. It was then that they humbly sought for God's will.   God taught Israel that they must fully defer to His will, and that...
November
07 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; humility before God's will.

Title: Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War; humility before God's will.     Benjamin defeated the much larger army of Israel twice. It was then that they humbly sought for God's will.   God taught Israel that they must fully defer to His will, and that...
November
05 2017
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Judges 20. The second appendix: The Benjamite War.

Title: Judges 19. The second appendix: The Benjamite War.   The tribes war against Benjamin, Jdg 20.   Jdg 20:1 Then all the sons of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, came out, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at Mizpah....
November
03 2017
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Judges 19. The second appendix: The Benjamite War.

Title: Judges 19. The second appendix: The Benjamite War.   Jdg 19:21 So he took him into his house and gave the donkeys fodder, and they washed their feet and ate and drank.   The old man came upon the travelers in the evening, which is a dangerous time to be out if you were a stranger. This speaks...
November
02 2017
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Judges 19. The second appendix: The Benjamite War.

Title: Judges 19. The second appendix: The Benjamite War.   Some final comments on the first appendix.   The Danite conquest and the making of the Danite temple of idolatry.   This history is being recorded in order to inform us about the spiritual...
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