The 11 tribes of Israel had prepared 400,000 soldiers to war against the rebellious Benjamin… Which means Benjamin was outnumbered almost 20 to 1. It’s also interesting to know that the 400,000 soldiers were only two-thirds of the army originally led by Joshua. So backup troops could be supplied if needed. Next we’re told the […]

“Instead the people of Binyamin gathered themselves together from their cities and went to Giv‘ah to fight the people of Israel.”-Judges 20:14 So 26,000 eligible soldiers have gathered to fight against Benjamin. When I say “eligible”, I’m referring to men anywhere between the ages of 20 and 50. Anybody under 20 or over 50 was […]

There is one part of the Bible that Westerners do NOT understand at all. I’m not exaggerating. It’s almost impossible for them to wrap their heads around this one concept that plays such a key role in the Scriptures. What am I talking about? I’m talking about Tribalism. This is an ancient and oriental mindset […]

“The leaders of all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 foot soldiers armed with swords.-Judges 20:12-13 Verse 2 kicks things off with the announcement that 11 of the tribes gathered at Mitzpah to prepare for war. The Hebrew phrase used to describe this assembly is KAHAL […]

Today we begin Judges Chapter 20. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. “All the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Be’er-sheva, including Gil‘ad; the community assembled with one accord before Adonai at Mitzpah.” -Judges 20:1 In the last chapter we just got done reading what […]