Judges finishes up with civil war among the Israelites. A group of men from the tribe of Benjamin attempt to rape a Levite, and instead rape and kill his wife. The rest of the tribe of Benjamin refuses to give the men up for justice.
\nSo the rest of the men of Israel gather against them, and virtually wipe them out.
\nThe other 11 tribes pledge never to give any daughters to the men of Benjamin, as they have been so despicable, so they help rebuild the tribe of Benjamin by helping the handful of men left “catch themselves a wife” from a nearby city.
\nPsalm 11 is about trusting God: “In the Lord I put my trust: how can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain.”<\/p>\n
Dear God, Thank you for the rule of law which prevents awful things such as the events of judges. Please help us honour our laws, but also to honour YOUR law: the law to love you first and other people too, and to act kindly and patiently towards them. Thank you for being worthy of trust, more than worthy of it. Thank you for everything: our family; our faith; our health; everything. Everything is from you. Thank you for helping me love, and not letting my fear outweigh my love. When fear does overtake me, thank you for being close by, In Jesus’ name, Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Judges finishes up with civil war among the Israelites. A group of men from the tribe of Benjamin attempt to rape a Levite, and instead rape and kill his wife. The rest of the tribe of Benjamin refuses to give the men up for justice. So the rest of the men of Israel gather against […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-articles"],"yoast_head":"\n