I wanna revisit a concept we’ve talked about in the past because it’s so darn relevant to what’s going on here in the Book of Judges. This idea can be expressed in one word: Syncretism. What is syncretism exactly? The dictionary definition is as follows: “the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or […]

We continue on with our study of the 5th cycle of the Judges that begins with the chilling words “But the people did what was evil from the Lord’s perspective”. What makes these words even more terrifying is the fact they’re coming AFTER Israel had been delivered from the oppression of an enemy. An oppression […]

“And I said to you: ‘I am Adonai your God; you are not to be afraid of the gods of the Emori in whose land you are living.” But you paid no attention to what I said!’”-Judges 6:10 Verse 10 of Judges Chapter 6 goes to the heart of why Israel rebelled. It’s because they […]

“When the people of Israel cried out to Adonai because of Midyan, Adonai sent a prophet to the people of Israel, who said to them: “Adonai the God of Israel says, ‘I brought you up from Egypt, out of a life of slavery.  I delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power […]

“They set up camp by them and destroyed the produce of the country all the way to ‘Azah; they left nothing for people to live on, no sheep, no oxen, no donkeys.”-Judges 6:4 Verse 4 paints a dire picture of just how bad things were for Israel after the Midianite nomads got through with them. […]