October 2009
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reading through Judges
This week in Old Testament (one of my LDI courses) we are reading through Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Yesterday I started reading through the book of Judges. Besides being one of the most action-packed books in the Bible, Judges also has some very deep themes. One of those themes is how disobedience or failure to live up to God’s commands in one generation can lead to worse sin and...
“When they chose new gods,
war came to the city gates,
and not a shield or...”
– Judges 5:8 (NIV)
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“The fact that the law is not an example of the gracious provision of salvation...”
– Hill and Walton, A Survey of the Old Testament, page 141
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More Guantanamo madness →
“A Truly Shocking Guantánamo Story: Judge Confirms That An Innocent Man Was Tortured To Make False Confessions.” By the way, for those “true believers” doubting the patriotism of this judge, consider that earlier she was elected to the FISA court by William Rehnquist.