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The Bible’s Most Horrifying Chapters: Judges 17-21
The Ones We Avoid, but God Refused to Leave Out A reflection made on one of the most horrifying chapters in the Bible (Judges 17-21) by Esther Kim Some stories in Scripture are hard to read, because humanity is cruel and it seems like God is silent. Judges 17–21 is like walking into a room…
Samson’s Story Makes No Sense
…until you read it through God’s eyes. A reflection made about Samson’s life and the book of Judges by Esther Kim Samson’s story is one of the most dramatic, confusing, and misunderstood narratives in all of Scripture. But when you read it through the lens of the Torah, and inside the sweeping narrative of Judges,…
Does God Accept Human Sacrifices?
Jephthah’s Vow and the God Who Never Wanted It A reflection made while thinking about Jephthah and his vow by Esther Kim Some stories in Scripture hit a little too close to home, not because they show God’s harshness, but because they reveal how easily we can misunderstand Him. Jephthah’s story is one of those.…