“Y’hoshua gathered all the tribes of Isra’el to Sh’khem; he summoned the leaders, heads, judges and officials of Isra’el; and they presented themselves before God.”-Joshua 24:1 I have a quick question for you. When you hear the word “Israel”, what famous town or city comes to mind? If you’re like 99.999999% of the people out […]

Yesterday we talked about the Princes, Elders and Officers. These were the groups of men who represented the different societal classes in Israel. Today, let’s take a quick look at the group of men who were collectively labeled “Judges”. The first thing you need to know is that the role and function of a judge […]

One important thing to keep in mind when reading Scripture is that all of the titles of the leadership positions we encounter are NOT throwaway terms. In other words, there were qualitative differences between a “Prince”, an “elder”, an “officer” and a “judge” and so on. These terms were not just different titles referring to […]

Let’s take a quick look at what Israel’s situation was at this point in their history. The first thing you need to know is they were far from being a unified nation. They were still just a bunch of tribes held loosely together by their Commander-in-Chief Joshua. And now that his death was on the […]

A quick question for you here. Have you ever purchased an online course but never really did anything with it? I know I have. I’ve got tons of online courses that are just sitting in the cloud collecting digital dust waiting for me to access them. Well, in a sense the Law that God gave […]