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Bible Stories from Judges
Every story from Judges in the When God Shows Up devotionals, in Bible order. Each one is retold in plain words, with the passage to read for yourself in the King James Version and its key verse.
- The Left-Handed DelivererJudges 3:12–30
For eighteen years, Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab. He was a very large man and a very powerful one. Every year, Israel had to send him tribute…
“But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.”Judges 3:15 (KJV)
- Hath Not the LORD Gone Out Before Thee?Judges 4:1–16
For twenty years, a Canaanite king named Jabin oppressed Israel. His army commander, Sisera, had nine hundred iron chariots, the most fearsome weapon…
“And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.”Judges 4:14 (KJV)
- Hiding in the WinepressJudges 6:1–24
For seven years, the Midianites swept into Israel every harvest and stripped the land bare. The people hid in caves and mountains. A young man named…
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.”Judges 6:12 (KJV)
- The FleeceJudges 6:36–40
God had already called Gideon. An angel had appeared to him while he was hiding in a winepress and told him he would save Israel from the Midianites…
“And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.”Judges 6:40 (KJV)
- Too Many for MeJudges 7:1–22
Gideon had finally gathered an army. After years of Midianite raids, thirty-two thousand men stood ready to fight. Across the valley, the enemy camp…
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.”Judges 7:2 (KJV)
- A Spring in the JawboneJudges 15:9–19
Samson was the strongest man who ever lived. The Philistines ruled over Israel, and they wanted him captured. So the men of Judah, his own people, tied…
“But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.”Judges 15:19 (KJV)
- His Hair Began to GrowJudges 16:4–30
Samson was set apart for God from birth. As a sign of that, his hair was never to be cut, and God gave him incredible strength. He once tore apart a…
“Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.”Judges 16:22 (KJV)
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