Previously on the History of Israel, Eli the priest was asked by the LORD why he honored his sons before honoring POWER. The LORD began…
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Eli was asked by the LORD Almighty, “Why do you honor your sons above the LORD?” Which is a good question; why did he honor…
Leave a CommentSamuel Served Before the LORD as a Child
Previously on the History of Israel, Hannah was able to have her child, a boy named Samuel whom she lent to the LORD. Samuel is…
Leave a CommentHannah was genuinely happy to hear those words, and believed; thus she was no longer sad. The LORD remembered her and she finally had a…
Leave a CommentHannah was Unable to Have Children
Here is another story that begins a shift for the children of Israel. A man named Elkanah was from the tribe of Ephraim. He had…
Leave a CommentPreviously on the History of Israel, Israel was in a state of disorder, but the story of Naomi and her daughter in law, Ruth, gave…
Leave a CommentIsrael was in a State of Disorder
Previously on the History of Israel, the nation was in shambles after a slight civil war between all the tribes against the tribe of Benjamin. Israel…
Leave a CommentPreviously on the History of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin and Israel go into a full-out civil war. The Benjamites were nearly destroyed completely, or…
Leave a CommentHowever, the leaders of Benjamin refused and prepared to battle in a war. They had twenty-six thousand soldiers ready, and about seven hundred highly trained…
Leave a CommentNo One Welcomed Them into Their Home
Previously on the History of Israel, the Levite and his concubine left her father’s place, ending up in Gibeah. They lodged in the streets of…
Leave a CommentThey Would Demand the Tribe of Benjamin
The heads of the tribes collectively decided they would demand the tribe of Benjamin to give up those men who performed and condone such heinous…
Leave a CommentThe next phase of the chaotic nation of Israel came from a Levite who lived in Mount Ephraim. Although a Levite, he had multiple wives.…
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