Category Archives: Judges

We Need a King

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Pete

The last chapters of the book of Judges have to be among the most disturbing in all the bible. The train wreck of a life that marked Samson’s “rule” as a judge of Israel was but a relatively small indicator … Continue reading →

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How Are We Doing?

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Pete

For as long as I can remember, it has been the first occurrence of a black underline, my marking for sin, when reading Judges. The first occurrence of when a tribe of Israel didn’t do what the Lord had told … Continue reading →

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Dude! Wash Your Hands!

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Pete

Pulling out my black-colored pencil and underlining words and phrases associated with sin is something I know I’m gonna do when I start reading about the life of Samson. He is the embodiment of his age as he cruises along … Continue reading →

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Avenge My Eyes? Really?

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Pete

I’m a sucker for happy endings. Don’t really care much for movies that end without the guy getting the girl, without the wrongs being made right, without good triumphing over evil. So, while I’d like to think that Samson “got … Continue reading →

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An Unequal Yoking

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Pete

Hovering over Judges 14 and 15 this morning. Talk about your unequal yoking! But then again, 2Corinthians 6:14 specifically defines being unequal yoked as a partnership with unbelievers. And though you could argue Samson was a bad believer, he had … Continue reading →

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Hero of the Faith

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Pete

It’s kind of weird how many “heroes” seem to have emerged from the book of Judges. How guys like Samson and Gideon have become Sunday School celebrities though they were part of “Gen D”, as in “a generation that Did … Continue reading →

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The Difference Phinehas Makes

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Pete

It would seem that chapters 17 through 21 could just have easily been chapters 3 through 7. Who knew? Hovering over and diving a bit into the final chapters of Judges this morning. And a small detail turns upside down … Continue reading →

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Accountability Ignored

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Pete

Okay, not sure why this hits the radar this morning. Not sure that my application is warranted. But here’s what I’m chewing on as I hover over Judges 13 through 15, something that clearly involves a very complex parent/child dynamic. … Continue reading →

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Three Years

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Pete

Another reading in Judges. Another story of power. Power in the world’s way. And what’s caused me to pause this morning is that it seemed to work, and seemed to work for a pretty long time — three years. Three … Continue reading →

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Our Strength. God’s Power

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Pete

The story’s about power. Context? The Judges cycle: Israel sins; Israel is judged through enemy oppression; Israel cries out; God sends a judge to deliver them; there is peace until Israel again idolatrously abandons God; repeat cycle. Specifically, the context … Continue reading →

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