April 15, 2020- Wednesday-#212- Daily Bible Reading and Meditation- Old Testament Judges 1 KJV
***[1] Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?***
[2] And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
[3] And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
[4] And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Words to ponder for today:
After The Death of Joshua
The death of their great leader Joshua, became the turning point of the children of Israel. Their elders got up to their feet to ask guidance from The LORD. And though there may have been weak points within them, they learned to hold on to their faith in The LORD; for GOD purposed that they will be left alone without His called-out appointed leader; to whom He should and supposed to talk to and give commandments and His direction to His people.
Hitherto, The LORD personally lead His people through those leaders/judges whom Moses appointed; them whom Joshua called and gave his last words of testaments.
The like figure we are in now. The LORD has given each of His called/saved people The HOLY SPIRIT, Whom He sent in CHRIST JESUS’ name.
But He still gave us Pastors to teach and to preach to us GOD’s words. For GOD knew that our understanding and level of faith varies.
To us who take heed and obey GOD’s leading through the counsel of His chosen spiritual leaders, we can be assured of our victory. Just as when Judah was called by GOD to lead.
For as it is written by Apostle Paul to Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV
“[11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
But unless we have received The HOLY SPIRIT from GOD, we will never come to have that spirit of discernment that will lead us to hear GOD’s words from the true pastors, true preachers and true teachers of GOD’s words. If we do not have the HOLY SPIRIT within us, we will be like blind people who keep on following and listening to the false preachers and teachers, promoting false religion. Worst of all, we will never come to the true faith of The LORD JESUS CHRIST that gives peace in trouble times such as we are in now.
COVID-19 is not only a physical warfare; for that virus cannot be seen. But if one (such as we believers are),is shielded with faith only in and through the Saving Grace of the blood of JESUS CHRIST; His life, teachings, death, burial and resurrection, there is that blessed hope that gives peace and joy in whatever situation we are in right now.
The ONLY way to be a true believer of CHRIST:
• Realized you are an idolaters, disobedient to GOD and self righteous, which makes you more of a sinner in the sight of GOD.
• Reject all of your manmade idols, your self-willed stubbornness and disobedience, your self-righteousness and self -centeredness even all form of religion which contradict The Word of The LORD when He said: John 14:6 KJV
[6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• Receive Only GOD’s gift of salvation by Accepting, Believing and Calling in sincere prayer, only in the name of The LORD and Savior JESUS CHRIST.
And be sealed with the HOLY SPIRIT of promise, who gives peace, protection and provision while living in this world.
Be saved today and be blessed forever!
Good day!
Judges 1:1-36 KJV
[1] Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? [2] And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. [3] And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. [4] And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. [5] And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. [6] But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. [7] And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. [8] Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. [9] And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. [10] And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. [11] And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: [12] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. [13] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. [14] And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? [15] And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. [16] And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. [17] And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. [18] Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. [19] And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [20] And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. [21] And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. [22] And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them. [23] And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) [24] And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. [25] And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. [26] And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. [27] Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. [28] And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. [29] Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. [30] Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. [31] Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: [32] But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. [33] Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. [34] And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: [35] But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. [36] And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
***[1] Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?***
[2] And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
[3] And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
[4] And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Words to ponder for today:
After The Death of Joshua
The death of their great leader Joshua, became the turning point of the children of Israel. Their elders got up to their feet to ask guidance from The LORD. And though there may have been weak points within them, they learned to hold on to their faith in The LORD; for GOD purposed that they will be left alone without His called-out appointed leader; to whom He should and supposed to talk to and give commandments and His direction to His people.
Hitherto, The LORD personally lead His people through those leaders/judges whom Moses appointed; them whom Joshua called and gave his last words of testaments.
The like figure we are in now. The LORD has given each of His called/saved people The HOLY SPIRIT, Whom He sent in CHRIST JESUS’ name.
But He still gave us Pastors to teach and to preach to us GOD’s words. For GOD knew that our understanding and level of faith varies.
To us who take heed and obey GOD’s leading through the counsel of His chosen spiritual leaders, we can be assured of our victory. Just as when Judah was called by GOD to lead.
For as it is written by Apostle Paul to Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV
“[11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
But unless we have received The HOLY SPIRIT from GOD, we will never come to have that spirit of discernment that will lead us to hear GOD’s words from the true pastors, true preachers and true teachers of GOD’s words. If we do not have the HOLY SPIRIT within us, we will be like blind people who keep on following and listening to the false preachers and teachers, promoting false religion. Worst of all, we will never come to the true faith of The LORD JESUS CHRIST that gives peace in trouble times such as we are in now.
COVID-19 is not only a physical warfare; for that virus cannot be seen. But if one (such as we believers are),is shielded with faith only in and through the Saving Grace of the blood of JESUS CHRIST; His life, teachings, death, burial and resurrection, there is that blessed hope that gives peace and joy in whatever situation we are in right now.
The ONLY way to be a true believer of CHRIST:
• Realized you are an idolaters, disobedient to GOD and self righteous, which makes you more of a sinner in the sight of GOD.
• Reject all of your manmade idols, your self-willed stubbornness and disobedience, your self-righteousness and self -centeredness even all form of religion which contradict The Word of The LORD when He said: John 14:6 KJV
[6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• Receive Only GOD’s gift of salvation by Accepting, Believing and Calling in sincere prayer, only in the name of The LORD and Savior JESUS CHRIST.
And be sealed with the HOLY SPIRIT of promise, who gives peace, protection and provision while living in this world.
Be saved today and be blessed forever!
Good day!
Judges 1:1-36 KJV
[1] Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? [2] And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. [3] And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. [4] And Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. [5] And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. [6] But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. [7] And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. [8] Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. [9] And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. [10] And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. [11] And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: [12] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. [13] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. [14] And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? [15] And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. [16] And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. [17] And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. [18] Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. [19] And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [20] And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. [21] And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. [22] And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them. [23] And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) [24] And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. [25] And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. [26] And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. [27] Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. [28] And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. [29] Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. [30] Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. [31] Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: [32] But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. [33] Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. [34] And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: [35] But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. [36] And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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