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Judges 10:
After God had saved Israel from so many enemies, in times of peace and prosperity, Israel would still go worship other gods. This time God told them not to cry to him because of the oppression of their enemies and go to the gods (money, unholy alliance, instant gratification, and materialism) they have been worshipping for safety. Soon God got tired of the way Israel was been oppressed by its enemies (undeserved forgiveness from God).
Judges 11:
Jephthah, son of a prostitute, was driven away from his father’s house and city by his legitimate brothers who claimed that he had no inheritance in their father’s house. Yet, when it mattered most, he was the one the people approached to lead Israel to freedom. Everything, including the very least, Black person, or woman is important in the eyes of God for majestic deeds on earth. He made a promise to God that if he defeated his enemies that he will give God the first thing that comes out of his house to welcome him when he returns home. Behold it was his daughter, his only child, that came out first. We must be careful about how we make promises to God or people. May it not be a big issue when it is time to fulfill our promises.
Judges 12:
Israel fought against itself. The Gileadites and Ephraimites fought against each other because the former went over the land of the later to conquer the Ammonites without permission. The former claimed that they called the later when they needed their help against the enemy, but got no response. They fought and the Gileadites won. When the captured Ephraimites could not pronounce certain words properly, they got killed. So dialect and accent became an issue for the Jews. Help your brother when you can or when he needs it. Do not go demand an apology when he never bothered you or try to reap where you did not sow.
Judges 13:
Samson was a special child from God who was going to serve God from the womb, had no razor touch his hair, and save Israel from 40 years of Philistine oppression. Samson’s parents wanted to see the angel who came before to promised them the birth of Samson and the angel came again to affirm the word of God. You can request the presence of God anytime and it will be granted as long as you follow him and believe in him.
