Problem: Judges 11:26 states that Israel lived in the land for 300 years. However, if you add the reigns of the judges, you reach a number 410 years. Which is true?
11
Jun
2023
Month: June 2023
10
Jun
2023
Judges 6:36-40 – Should we offer “fleeces” to God?
Problem: The Bible teaches that we shouldn’t put God to the test (Deut. 6:16). However, Gideon tests God with this fleece. Are we allowed to put God to the test or not? A friend of ours would throw a “fleece” out in making decisions. For instance, he would want to take a girl out on a date. As he was driving down the road, he would pray, “God, if you want me to date this girl… have this traffic light turn GREEN… But if you don’t want me to date her… have it turn RED.” Are “fleeces” like this appropriate ways to discern God’s will?
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08
Jun
2023
Judges 4:21 – Was Sisera lying down or sitting up, when he was killed?
Problem: Judges 4:21 says that Sisera was lying down, while 5:27 says that he fell down after Jael drove the tent peg into his head. Which is true?
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07
Jun
2023
Judges 4:21 – Does the Bible approve of Jael’s murder of Sisera or not?
Problem: Jael drove a tent peg into the skull of Sisera, while he was sleeping. Does the Bible approve of gruesome assassinations like this?
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06
Jun
2023
Judges 4:11 – Who was Moses’ father in law?
Problem: The Bible calls Moses’ father in law Reuel (Ex. 2:18), Jethro (Ex. 3:1), and Hobab (Judg. 4:11). Why the mix up?
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05
Jun
2023
Judges 3:20-26 – Was this knife to the stomach really a message from God?
Problem: Ehud –the judge- was raised up by God (Judg. 3:15), and he savagely killed King Eglon of Moab, by thrusting a knife into his fat belly. Ehud claimed that this was a message from God (Judg. 3:20). How can this Mafioso-styled assassination be a message from God?
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04
Jun
2023
Judges 2:1 – Who is the captain of the Lord’s host?
Problem: We should not worship angels (Col. 2:18; Rev. 19:10; 22:8-9) or men (Acts 10:26; Mt. 4:10). However, Joshua falls down and worships the captain of the Lord’s host. Who or what was he?
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03
Jun
2023
Judges 1:28 – Were the Canaanites utterly destroyed or not?
Problem: The Bible tells us that “Joshua struck all the land… He left no survivor, but he utterly destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded” (Josh. 10:40). However, here in Judges 1:28, we see that the people were not completely driven out.
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01
Jun
2023
Judges 1:20 – Were the sons of Anak killed or driven out?
Problem: Judges 1:10 explains that Judah “struck” the sons of Anak; however, verse 20 explains that they were merely driven out. Which is true?
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