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#233 | Shoftim ch.20 - The War Against Binyamin

Brother against brother. In this chapter, after hearing about the horrific rape in Givah, 400,000 soldiers wage war, a war of decimation and destruct…

2 weeks ago

#232 | Shoftim ch.19 - The Rape in Givah

In one of the most horrific episodes of the Tanakh, a rape, reminiscent of the Sedom story, transpires in Giv'ah. Israel has become like Sedom!

Origin…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

#231 | Shoftim ch.18 - Dan on the Move

The Tribe of Dan are in transit. They are looking for land. What happened to their tribal lands?

The chapter described how they fund an quiet unsuspec…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

#230 | Shoftim ch.17 - Micah's Idol and Oracle

Stolen money, a curse that becomes a blessing, an idol that becomes a center for asking questions of God, an unemployed Levite who functions as a pri…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

#229 | Shoftim ch.16 - Delilah

Samason meets Delilah and gives her the keys to his remarkable strength - his hair which is expressive of his Nazirirte status. The Chapter ends with…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

#228 | Shoftim ch.15 - Samson's Foxes, Fire, and Prayer

Samson continues his lone guerilla actions against the Philistines, setting fields on fire, and killing one-thousand of the enemy armed with a mere d…

3 weeks ago

#227 | Shoftim ch.14 - The Lion, The Honey and the Riddle

Samson wants to be more Philistine than the Philistines! And when he gets angry, don't get in his way!

But for Samson it is all personal.

When will h…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

#226 | Shoftim ch.13 - Samson. A Nazirite from Birth

An angel announces Samson's birth to his mother. But Manoach, Samson's father, is skeptical. 

Why do we need to hear the drama of Manoah's skepticism?…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

#225 | Shoftim ch.12 - Yiftach's Shibboleth

This chapter narrates a bloody civil war.

5Yiftach doesn't manage to defuse a personal affront in the elegant manner exercised by Gidon before him.

5…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

#224 | Shoftim ch.11 - Yiftach's Vow

Yiftach is the man who made a vow and sacrificed his daughter!

It is ironic, because Yiftach is actually a man of words.

Where did he go wrong?

3 weeks, 6 days ago