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Deborah the Prophetess' interpretation by  Gustave Doré Wiki Commons images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 2/26/2019     Day 57   Judges 3:7 - 5:31 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org.  Gregory Mobley writes in NOAVB5 - Structure- 1:1- 2:5 | Days after Joshua; tribal fortunes against Canaanites; seems to have a bias toward Judah (southern kingdom) Judges are appointed; story of Othniel - people worshipping the Baals & Othniel brings them back; Ehud- a deliverer, kills the ruler, He takes off; Shamgar - foreign mercenary; Deborah and Barak - only female judge, palace intrigue, victory, Deborah sings. Meditation/Contemplate: How do you help the people to understand God? Prayer: Let the examples of the Judges give us an examples of faith. Amen The Next Seven Days of Readings 2/27/2019 Da...

English translation of  hebrew version . Map of the twelve tribes of Israel, before the move of Dan to the North Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 2/25/2019     Day 56   Judges 1:1 - 3:6 Reflection: Background by the Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org.  Gregory Mobley writes in NOAVB5 - Judges is Named for the system of people that settled disputes between the time of Joshua and the monarchy. Maybe between 1200 BCE - 1025 BCE (bc). Structure- 1:1- 2:5 | Days after Joshua; tribal fortunes against Canaanites; seems to have a bias toward Judah (southern kingdom) 2:6 - 16:31 | Days of the Judges with featured ones at end of the section. 17:1 - 21:25 | No centralized government or priesthood; disarray; People take to local gods as they assimilate. Judges have highs and lows and are flawed. Section for today spe...

ibid. 2/23/2019 blog post My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 2/24/2019     Day 55   Joshua 18:1 - 24:33 Reflection: Joshua chastises  the balance of the tribes who have not taken possession of the land. Many sections about the cities within the allotment to each of the tribes. Designation of cities of refuge. More cities. Debate over a worship site. Joshua summaries and concludes his ministry. Covenant Renewal. Appendix material at end. Joshua dies at 110 years. Meditation/Contemplate: … Hold fast to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. (vs 23:8) Prayer: My I daily renew my faith in you, O Eternal One. The Next Seven Days of Readings 2/25/2019     Day 56   Judges 1:1 - 3:6 2/26/2019     Day 57   Judges 3:7 - 5:31 2/27/2019 Day 58    ...

https://www.bible-history.com/maps/palestine_joshua.html My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 2/23/2019     Day 54   Joshua 12:1 - 17:18 Reflection: This section lists the defeated kings; more land division; There is a large section dealing with Judah - King David from there. Joseph of the land. This is where the Northern Kingdom was when the land divided after Solomon’s rule. Meditation/Contemplate: The conquest was for receiving God’s blessing and abundant life. Prayer: You are history, my Eternal One, and be a part of my history for my hope is in you. Amen The Next Seven Days of Readings 2/24/2019     Day 55   Joshua 18:1 - 24:33 2/25/2019     Day 56   Judges 1:1 - 3:6 2/26/2019     Day 57   Judges 3:7 - 5:31 2/27/2019 Day 5...

Joshua and the Israelites crossing the Jordan  ( Gustave Doré ) Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 2/22/2019     Day 53   Joshua 7:1 - 11:23 Reflection: Summary of Joshua’s Conquests 11:16 So Joshua took all that land: the hill country and all the Negeb and all the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland, 17 from Mount Halak, which rises towards Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them down, and put them to death. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There was not a town that made peace with the Israelites, except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon; all were taken in battle. 20 For it was the Lord’s doing to harden their hearts so that they would come against Israel in battle, in order that...