WE’RE BACK with a brief summary of highlights from our whirlwind tours of the Holy Land and the UK.
Derek and Sharon on the Temple Mount
We discuss sites we visited, such as Gilgal Refaim, Joshua’s altar, and Harosheth Haggoyim (the headquarters of Sisera, commander of the army of the Canaanite king Jabin), the amazing artifacts at the British Museum, and an incredible divine appointment at the site of Aleister Crowley’s home overlooking Loch Ness.
Our next study of the Old Testament begins with Genesis 1 next week!
WE BEGIN our study of the second of the Historical Books of the Bible. Judges is named for the twelve leaders who were raised up by Yahweh at critical points in Israel’s history from the late 13th century to the mid-11th century B.C., and it chronicles Israel’s slide into apostasy and chaos, showing the need for a godly king to lead them.
Today, we look at the first five judges: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar (who may have been a devotee of the Canaanite goddess of war), Barak, and Deborah.
We also discuss a few interesting aspects of the Song of Deborah (Judges 5), especially the curse by the Angel of Yahweh (Jesus, if you’ve just joined us) against Meroz. According to a Jewish tradition, Meroz was a group of supernatural inhabitants of the second heaven who refused to fight for Yahweh against the Canaanites.
THE ISRAELITES have crossed the Jordan and defeated the giant clans in two separate campaigns through the hill countries of Judah and Israel. Today we look at the division of Canaan among the 9-1/2 tribes still waiting to occupy their inheritance. (Remember, Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh took their shares east of the Jordan.)
We struggle through long lists of Hebrew names as we read the catalog of cities and kings that would be subject to the Israelites. We also discuss the faith of Caleb in asking for Hebron, a city owned by the Anakim (descendants of the Nephilim), as his family’s portion, and contrast that with the complaints of the tribe of Ephraim and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who were apparently unhappy with their allotment because the Canaanites in the lowlands had iron chariots and the hill country was full of trees.
Sept. 20-22, 2019 - Sanger, CA 'Look, He is Coming with the Clouds' Prophecy Conference
Derek Gilbert, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Troy Anderson, and Bible prophecy expert Paul McGuire will unpack the convergence in end-times prophecies now underway.
Oct. 4-6, 2019 - San Antonio Unsealed Scroll Prophecy Conference
Derek and Sharon Gilbert, Jonathan Cahn, L.A. Marzulli, Bill Salus, Jim Barfield, music by John Schlitt, and more! Save 20% with promo code GILBERT20!
Oct. 11-13, 2019 - Orange County, CA Hear the Watchmen California
Derek and Sharon Gilbert, L.A. Marzulli, Rabbi Zev Porat, Josh Peck, Steven Bancarz, Pastor Paul Begley, Troy Anderson, Gonz Shimura, and more! Save $20 with promo code GILBERT20!
