The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible

They calm down when Gideon praises their prior military victories.

The Kohathites arguably have the most important role of these three clans.

Jerusalem is surrounded by three valleys that converge to form an interesting shape. It looks like a sideways number three (or if you’re a Trekkie, it looks like the Vulcan salute). To an Israelite, it’s clearly the Hebrew letter shin, which is regarded as a sacred letter among the Jews. Why would they show honor to a letter? Shin is the first lett

Forty years after Deborah,

Mount Zion,

There are lots of people who say they worship God but who also acknowledge the power and validity of other gods. This is called monolatry, a hybrid of monotheism and idolatry.

This is a rare moment when the females and not the males are named in the lineage.

Martin Luther was asked what he contributed to his salvation, he replied, “Sin and resistance.” God Himself has done all that He requires of us. May we learn how to rest in Him, because He’s where the joy is!

This is the first time we see the term half-tribe.

He protects female virgins by threatening several years’ wages from the men who take advantage of them. This isn’t referring to rape; Deuteronomy 22:25 says the penalty for rape is death. This law refers to seduction that leads to consensual sex.