Questions tagged [book-of-judges]
An OT book relating the stories of the Biblical judges like Deborah, Gideon, and Samson
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Did Jephthah sin at the moment when he sacrificed his daughter? [closed]
Suppose for the sake of this question that Jephthah really did burn his daughter, and did not dedicate her as a virgin.
Now I am guessing that Jephthah sinned at the moment when he made his oath, but ...
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When did the Book of Ruth start coming after Judges in compilations?
Ruth is famously one of the two books named after a woman. It comes in our standard 21st century Bibles immediately after the book of Judges. A book that ends with some not very nice or Godly things ...
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Does the Catholic Church put the death of Samson in the category of suicide?
At Judges 16: 289-30 (NRSVCE) we see the account of death of Samson:
Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “Lord God, remember me and strengthen me only this once, O God, so that with this one ...
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Why is Judges 20:46 so 'over the top'?
A Levite's concubine is raped to death by a Benjamite. In revenge the rest of Israel kills 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen. How can this be justified? Isn't this a clear violation of the law of Moses?
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Matthew/Luke Generations missing between Rahab and David
While some people are interested in where the generations are different, my problem comes from where they are the same, to wit:
Boaz,
Obed,
Jesse,
David
Now Rahab is listed as the mother of Boaz. My ...
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Why did God spare Abraham's child but not Jephthah's?
I am confused why God stopped Abraham from murdering his son in Genesis 22 but not Jephthah's daughter in Judges 11 - 12.
I also find it especially weird because in the KJV, Jephthah made the vow ...
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What is Gideon's ephod, and why did he build it?
In the story of Gideon (Judges 6-8), near the end it talks about Gideon building an ephod out of the gold earrings from the spoils of the battle against the Midianites. What is an ephod, and why did ...
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Why can't God cope with Iron chariots? [closed]
One of the core beliefs of Judaism and Christianity is that God is
omnipotent, able to do anything that is logically possible. But
surprisingly, the Bible does not consistently support this idea .....
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How do Catholics explain that the fighting leaders of the Hebrews were old men?
In the books of Joshua and Judges the leaders of the Hebrews are old men like Joshua himself or Judah. In particular the following verse made me wonder something:
Judges 1:3 (ESV):
And Judah said ...
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What is the evidence that the Angel of the Lord in the old Testament is probably Jesus?
In Judges 6:11-12 we read:
The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it ...
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How well-accepted are Thomas Paine's views about the Bible being against monarchy?
One of the most influential works which convinced people to support the American Revolution was a pamphlet by Thomas Paine called "Common Sense". (I first heard about it on Liberty's Kids!) ...
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What is the significance of Ehud being left-handed?
In Judges 3 we find an interesting story about Israel's left-handed assassin and his hit on Moab's obese king, Eglon.
Judges 3:15-22 ESV Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the ...
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How did Gideon win his battle against the Midianites?
In the Old Testament, an army of some 15,000 Midianites invaded Israel for the purpose of "hijacking" their food supplies.
A judge named Gideon called the Israelis "to the colors." Some 30,000 showed ...
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How is Samson a witness for the Lord?
My choir is singing a spiritual called Witness for my Lord which tells several stories of men who proclaimed God in some manner or other:
Methuselah who lived a long life.
Daniel who survived the ...
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Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter?
In Judges 11, Jephthah vows to give whatever comes out of the door of his house as a burnt offering.
Judges 11:30-40 (ESV) [emphases mine]
30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "...
