Judges

Time to read: 2 hours and 3 min
Shortest reading time: 2 min 7 Chapter 17
Longest reading time: 10 min 59 Chapter 9

God tests Israel to see if they'll follow Him...People are prone to worship. I think it's just a need that we have. We'll find something to worship, whether it's the true God, man made gods or man made things. If we don't keep our eyes on the real God and don't have relationship with Him than it's not that hard to start following something else.

Everyone did what they thought was right in their own eyes...sound a lot like today? Even the judges that were considered to be 'good' judges often went off and worshiped other gods. Even those that had victories in battle didn't have any real loyalties to God. I'm reminded of this line from this song I listen to 'If we don't worship You we'll search for substitutes.'

Running total: 22 hours 39 min
Total Days: 7
Total Books: 7
Total Chapters: 232

Extra:
Chapter 19
22"Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sex with him."
23He went out and told them, "No, brothers! Don't be obscene--this man is my guest. Don't commit this outrage. 24Look, my virgin daughter and his concubine are here. (this is a fair trade how?) I'll bring them out for you. Abuse them if you must, but don't do anything so senselessly vile to this man."
25But the men wouldn't listen to him. Finally, the Levite pushed his concubine out the door to them. They raped her repeatedly all night long. Just before dawn they let her go. 26The woman came back and fell at the door of the house where her master was sleeping. When the sun rose, there she was. (and she goes back to him...)
27It was morning. Her master got up and opened the door to continue his journey. There she was, his concubine, crumpled in a heap at the door, her hands on the threshold.
28"Get up," he said. "Let's get going." (what a 'loving husband') There was no answer.
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