Read Through the Bible in a Year 2018 Day 81: The Judges

Good morning, everyone!

Today I read Judges 10-12.

The story begins with the Israelites being oppressed by the Philistines because they've turned away from God and begun worshiping other gods.

When they cry out to God to deliver them and repent, God chooses a new judge to deliver them.

Now, it was interesting reading about this judge.

But what was really interesting was the foolish vow he made. You can read it for yourself. I don't feel like I understand his story well enough to talk about it in depth.

But it reminded me of how serious vows are. Promises and vows, especially to God, are unbreakable. When you make a vow to God, you must keep it, no matter what it is. So be very careful what you promise or vow.

If you say "God, if you'll deliver me from this situation, I'll start going to church every week," then you'd better do it. You can't renege on a promise to God. Because He doesn't forget what we've promised. So don't make your vows in vain. Say what you mean, and mean what you say.

And don't make any foolish vows.

Moving on from that point, today's reading went on to list several more judges for the Israelites.

I know at some point we'll get to Samson's story, but I'm not sure exactly where it's located in Judges.

I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Judges 13-15.