Book of judges 19 21 commentary

If a person himself thought that something was right, he did it. Jun 01, 2009 today we want to arrive at judges 19 where we are going to read about the levite and his concubine. We are going to see what happened when the israelites. The number of verses in this book is six hundred and eighteen. Chaos judges 121 bible commentary theology of work. This is a chronologicallyordered bible site with commentary on each passage. Judges 1921, what happenes when you do things you see fit without relying on god.

A better background and explanation of what it would mean to be a. Judges 1721 niv micahs idols now a man named micah. The book of joshua had ended on a fairly optimistic note. The repeated mention of the fact that there was no king in israel judges 17. There, we saw what happened to gods people when they neglect gods word. Judges 19 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. A sermon on one of the most unpleasant stories of the bible from judges 19, the levite and his concubine. Just then an old man came in from his work in the field at evening, who also was from the. Judges 1921, what happenes when you do things you see fit. The judges failure of leadership judges 916 israel falls apart judges 1721 the prosperity gospel unmasked in early form judges 17 the levites concubine. Judges 19 commentary matthew henry commentary on the.

She left him and went back to her parents home in bethlehem, judah. Though there was not one of gibeah, yet it proved there was one in gibeah, that showed some civility to this distressed levite, who was glad that any one took notice of him. Each video overview one book in the bible, so you can be better equipped to understand and be changed by all 66 of them. Judges 19 as a paradigm for understanding and responding. Judges 19 contains a seldom read, let alone studied or discussed, story of misogyny, subjugation, rape, murder, and dismemberment.

In preaching this sermon, i requested that the public scripture reading end at verse 21 of chapter 19. Judges 1721 new international version niv micahs idols. In these chapters, the neartotal collapse of moral integrity in israel occurred. Judges 19 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. I read your post and i went back and reread judges 19 with my husband. He acquired a concubine from bethlehem in judah judges 19. The book concludes with stories of rape, murder, and civil war, with the appropriately grim coda, in those days there was no king in israel. And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of israel, etc. What can we learn from the story of the levite and his concubine. Each man did what he considered to be right judges 21. This is the final message in our series on the book of judges, and it is the second of two conclusions to the book of judges. But judges 19 is closely tied to genesis 19, and genesis 19 is closely tied to luke 17.

Judges 19 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Jun 02, 2014 a sermon on one of the most unpleasant stories of the bible from judges 19, the levite and his concubine. Bible track is an online bible commentary and study site plus a bible reading plan. This period would correspond to the late bronze age and the early iron age. They set upon him in his quarters, as the sodomites did on lots quests, judges 19.

From the time the israelites left egypt, till the time of samuel, israel was governed by a theocratic system, where god was supposed to be their king. Now the men of israel had sworn an oath at mizpah, saying, none of us shall give his daughter to benjamin as a wife. The story of the concubine in judges 19 is an example of value lost in translation. Unlike most stories in the bible in which we can find a more polite and diluted way to. Today, we are going to consider the rest of the book of judges, chapter 1921. Lester suggests in his lecture a about the emergence of israel that the judges period was between the israelites settlement in the promised land and the rising of the monarchy. What we are going to see is the level of idolatry affecting, not just at the personal and the tribal level, but the whole nation of israel. The last verse of the book of judges summarizes that whole era. The israelites mourn because of the desolation of benjamin, and consult the lord, judges 21. Read all of judges 19 verse 1 1 and it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in israel, that there was a certain levite sojourning on the side of mount ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of bethlehemjudah. Judges 19 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available. The men of the city encompass the house, to debauch the levite, who through necessity delivers unto them his concubine, whom they abuse to death, judges 19. The near extermination of the tribe of benjamin judges 1921. Bit by bit, the succession of judges diminishes in quality until finally leading israel into utter chaos.

Judges 19 as a paradigm for understanding and responding to. They inquire who of israel had not come to this war, as they had vowed that those who would not make this a common cause should be put to death, judges 21. More than thirty years ago, phyllis trible labeled judg 19 as one of the texts of terror in the hebrew bible along with the stories of hagar, tamar, and. The book of judges, which is believed to have been written by the prophet samuel around 1050 bc, presents us with a sad and turbulent period in israels history. Judges 19 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Determining how to handle such atrocities in the bible makes texts such as.

That is why today i would like to start with luke 17. Judges 19 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. The three remaining chapters of this book contain a most tragical story of the wickedness of the men of gibeah, patronised by the tribe of benjamin, for which that tribe was severely chastised and almost entirely cut off by the rest of the tribes. The levite had a concubine who had run away and been unfaithful. Book of judges bible study commentary the cycle of sin. Now a levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of ephraim took a concubine from bethlehem in judah. The concluding chapters of judges highlight the fact that everyone did what was right in his own eyes judges 17. Example 2 the near extermination of the tribe of benjamin judg.

Matthew henry commentary on judges 19 9 they leave and arrive at gibeah 1015 an old man from ephraim takes them in 1621 the man shamefully gives his concubine to them and she is raped and killed 2226 the levite radically summons the tribes of israel together 2730 chapter 20. Oct 31, 2015 judges 19 contains a seldom read, let alone studied or discussed, story of misogyny, subjugation, rape, murder, and dismemberment. What can we learn from the story of the levite and his. Determining how to handle such atrocities in the bible makes texts such as these difficult to address. The book of the wars of the lord, which is one historical source mentioned in numbers 21. Book of judges matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Read judges 19 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Judges 21 commentary a c gaebelein a w pink following the deaths of moses and joshua, israel grievously departed from the lord. In those days there was no king in israel there were elders, jdg 21. Nov 29, 2009 from the time the israelites left egypt, till the time of samuel, israel was governed by a theocratic system, where god was supposed to be their king. The book of judges is concerned with the period from the death of joshua 1. These particular iniquities, the danites idolatry, and the benjamites immorality, let in that general apostasy, 3. Dec 19, 2014 one hour one book lectures are taught by dr. I prayed over this too, because every book in our scripture has a purpose and is for us to learn from.

Each video overview one book in the bible, so you can be better equipped to understand. The first conclusion chapters 1718 had to do with jonathan, the levite who sold out and became a personal priest for hire to micah, and then to the tribe of dan. After joshuas death the failure of israel was more and more visible in. Some men from the tribe of dan make off with micahs whole religious enterprise, including the levite and the idol judges 18. The last three chapters of judges tell a story of how the tribe of benjamin could have become extinct. The final episode in judges is the most appalling event in israels long slide into depravity, idolatry, and anarchy. Judges 19 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.

Judges 19 new international version niv a levite and his concubine. The book opens with the israelites in the land that god has promised to them, but worshiping foreign gods instead of yahweh, the god of israel, and with the canaanites still present everywhere. Book of judges bible study outline judges commentary part one the cycle of sin defined by i gordon. They consult how they shall procure wives for the six hundred men who had fled to the rock rimmon, judges 21.

An old man of mount ephraim entertains them, judges 19. Israel is kingless in the book of judges, and thus it would appear that the provision of a king would be the solution to its problems. The tragedy which was highlighted in the book of judges is that everyone rejected god as their king, and did as they saw fit judges 21. We were both stunned at the content of this chapter.

It was strange that some of those wicked people, who, when it was dark, designed so ill to him and his concubine, did not, under pretence of kindness, invite. They villainously forced his concubine to death, judges 19. Study judges using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The retirement of the king 1420 the lord seeks to leave theultitudes to be alone with his disciples. The point of the story isnt seen until we come to chapter 21. I read the entire book of judges to find out the meaning of this particular chapter. Judges 19 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on.