“The men of Israel turned back on the people of Binyamin and killed them with the sword, the entire city, the cattle and everything they found. Moreover, they set on fire all the cities they encountered.”-Judges 20:48 The 11 tribes of Israel launch their third offensive against the city of Gibeah… And exactly as the […]

“…and Pinchas the son of El‘azar, the son of Aharon, stood before it at that time. They asked, ‘Should we still go out to battle again against our kinsmen the people of Binyamin, or should we stop?’ Adonai answered, ‘Attack, because tomorrow I will hand them over to you.’”-Judges 20:28 I gotta question for you. Who […]

“Then the army of Israel went out to attack Binyamin and set up their battle line in front of Giv‘ah.  But the army of Binyamin came out of Giv‘ah and slaughtered the army of Israel; on that day 22,000 men fell.”-Judges 20:20-21 Ever prayed to God about what to do in a certain situation? And […]

“The army of Israel began by going up to Beit-El, where they asked God, ‘Who should go up first to attack the army of Binyamin?’ Adonai said, ‘Y’hudah first.‘”-Judges 20:18 Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, so Israel went up to Beit-El (where the Tabernacle was located) to ask God how to fight the war against Benjamin. […]

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 […]