Reading for January 7th

Read Judges 20.1-17
In 20.1-7: Israel assembles to attack Benjamin.
In verse 1: From Dan to Beer-sheba designates the north and south limits of Israel.
In verse 3: Because Gibeah is Benjaminite (19.16), the Ephraimite Levite's personal quarrel escalates into intertribal conflict.
In verse 5: The Levite's version omits important details in order to magnify the threat to himself and conceal his own culpability.
In verse 6: Vile outrage signifies an intentional affront to Israel's core values.
In verse 9: By lot refers to the way the ten percent of the next verse are to be chosen.
In verses 15-17: Although Israel has an overwhelming numerical advantage, Benjamin's contingent of crack marksmen (v. 16) suggests that things will not be so simple.
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