Praying Counsel From Hirelings
One of the most pathetic stories in the Bible is about a vagabond Levite who hired out his priestly services to a man named Micah. Men from the tribe of Dan ignorantly sought his counsel, receiving phony blessings and falling into idolatrous deception. You will be duped if you trust phony ministries.
Judges 18:5-6 - "And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go."
Complicated Consequences
You can open the Bible almost anywhere and soon find complicated consequences of someone's foolish behavior. Modern culture promotes a delusion that everyone should be free to do whatever is right in his or her own eyes, but history proves that to be the prescription for social chaos, anarchy and disintegration. The woman in Judges 19 who left her spouse to commit whoredoms precipitated a chain of events that drew 400,000 men into war. Over 65,000 people died before the dust settled.
Judges 19:2 - "And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him..."
Bible study plan of salvation
Pray For Instructions From God
A Levite and his concubine traveled through Gibeah and lodged overnight with an old man. Locals took the woman, abused, raped, and murdered her. The Levite cut up her body and sent one part to every tribe in Israel to publicize the abominable crime. 400,000 Israelites rose up to punish the perverse Benjamites. Israel sought counsel of God three times, but still lost 40,000 troops before slaying 25,000 Benjamites, defeating them. Sometimes justice requires great sacrifice.
Judges 20:18 - "...the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God."
Prayer About Family Sins
When the perverse men of Gibeah (who were Benjamites) raped and killed the Levite's concubine, all Israel was inflamed. Phinehas, the high priest, enquired of the Lord whether Israel should declare war on the Benjamites. God said "yes." You have to obey God.
Judges 20:28 - "And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before [the ark] in those days, saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand."
One of the most pathetic stories in the Bible is about a vagabond Levite who hired out his priestly services to a man named Micah. Men from the tribe of Dan ignorantly sought his counsel, receiving phony blessings and falling into idolatrous deception. You will be duped if you trust phony ministries.
Judges 18:5-6 - "And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go."
Complicated Consequences
You can open the Bible almost anywhere and soon find complicated consequences of someone's foolish behavior. Modern culture promotes a delusion that everyone should be free to do whatever is right in his or her own eyes, but history proves that to be the prescription for social chaos, anarchy and disintegration. The woman in Judges 19 who left her spouse to commit whoredoms precipitated a chain of events that drew 400,000 men into war. Over 65,000 people died before the dust settled.
Judges 19:2 - "And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him..."
Bible study plan of salvation
Pray For Instructions From God
A Levite and his concubine traveled through Gibeah and lodged overnight with an old man. Locals took the woman, abused, raped, and murdered her. The Levite cut up her body and sent one part to every tribe in Israel to publicize the abominable crime. 400,000 Israelites rose up to punish the perverse Benjamites. Israel sought counsel of God three times, but still lost 40,000 troops before slaying 25,000 Benjamites, defeating them. Sometimes justice requires great sacrifice.
Judges 20:18 - "...the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God."
Prayer About Family Sins
When the perverse men of Gibeah (who were Benjamites) raped and killed the Levite's concubine, all Israel was inflamed. Phinehas, the high priest, enquired of the Lord whether Israel should declare war on the Benjamites. God said "yes." You have to obey God.
Judges 20:28 - "And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before [the ark] in those days, saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand."
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