Judges 19-21 • Worse than Sodom and Gomorrah

[@pattyoconnell1950s]

I absolutely appreciate how you explain these books of the Bible. How come when I read on my own I don’t understand completely. But still I am so thankful for what I learned today. I am not in a church presently and I pray I can soon.

[@grampabill]

Human nature has not changed in the 3,000 years since these events took place. We are all still looking to do what is right in our own eyes and our moral outrage is still very selective. "O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 I thank God-through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:24-25).

[@daroadrunner1253]

I'm glad to hear a teaching on this. I read it because it's in the Bible, but it's so traumatizing every time, it's hard to understand the lesson. Thank you for your compassionate, yet straight forward take on this story.

[@cherianpv]

Thank you so much, dear friends in Ontario Calvary church for this meditation study on Judges 19-21, because this week, our New Life Assembly of God church in Chennai is studying these same chapters for a Bible quiz online !

[@yungnugg3088]

Watched this 8 years later from Australia to prepare to teach a you group. God bless

[@yahruachson2786]

Sin is Sin. We are all sinners. Do not consider yourself better than others. As forgiven sinners our quest should be to get other sinners; sin forgiven. Not act like the self-righteous pharisee who looks around and thanks God that we are not like them.

[@AC-dh3xo]

Thank you Pastor Paul for the clear and indepth teaching of Judges. Enjoyed it thoroughly. May the Lord continue to bless your ministry.

[@angellawallace2148]

Eight years ago and this word is so now. We see this kind of thing happening now. Lord help us to live in your word and walk in obedience.

[@keshacovington3297]

Here lately when I am looking to get a breakdown of scripture from my reading time….This channel never disappoints. Thank you for sharing the word we’re others can understand and become good stewards of the word of God

[@gebswife]

This is the best lesson I’ve heard on these chapters. I’ve always wondered why the events occurred. I first read these chapters in 1989 and have never understood the significance and lessons in them. Thank you so very much! I’m saving this so that I will watch it again and again. In His peace.

[@antoniosiracusa3973]

Thank you Pastor Paul LeBoutillier for facilitating this journey through the Book of Judges. God Bless!

[@higiniomorales459]

God answered my prayer, this sermon was for me. i was reading the book of Judges last night and after i finish reading ch.19. it really rubbed me the wrong way so much that, i had to stop reading. every time i read that Israel did evil in the sight of God. i also thought that they just worship other gods, but now i know just how wicked and evil their actions actually were.

[@sl4983]

Same here, it got me looking for a commentary on it.

[@pilgrimspassion5778]

It's really productive. I followed these whole series during my 21 days fasting... Thanks for ur teaching.. I praise GOD for his guidance

[@EvaBartlett-y6t]

💯Amen.......🙏😊🙌💯

[@Brazz0123]

Made sense of a story that rightly traumatised me

[@Shandiaaa]

This is good! Summer 2024

[@becky9583]

Thank you! This was a really good break down of Judges 19 and 20!

[@traciesplace]

Oh my!!! What an amazing interpretation to relate the scripture as to things going on in our nation today. We were given the assignment by our Sunday school teacher to read Judges 19, 20 & 21 this week to discuss in class next time. I basically understood the gist of it but this clarified it and brought it home. Thank you so much 😊✨🙏🏽

[@ariah5093]

@22:39 When Isaiah said “Jesus shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.” It really shocked me bc we’re so quick judge and take sides. ‭But God knows how to perfectly handle disputes according to each one’s needs. Truly, It’s amazing to think about.

[@SaucyWench7]

Wow. I've only read a couple of stories in Judges. This one sure got my attention. Thank you for a very sensitive teaching on such horrific behavior, and clarifying that because something is in the bible does not mean God approves of it.

[@misso295]

I think there’s a reason it’s put last, even though chronologically (these chapters mention Phineas) it occurred earlier. It’s not only a shocking example of moral degradation but reflects how brutally Israel could wipe out their own tribe but couldn’t exact that same zeal to the Canaanites who committed just as much evil and atrocity.

[@rickkrauss5549]

Revelation Now! This message is a must for understanding how we can get back to following God and His word and not follow our own ideas.

[@prijuprakash1138]

Thank you Paster for your teaching.

[@KateFassnacht]

Thank you for explaining these tough passages.

[@christiansummers562]

Never seen any preacher talk about these Chapters, probably to "rated R" for most.

[@hetalianotaku7103]

More like NC-17.

[@JoylieC]

Very interesting and well-done sermon. Thank you very much.

[@melvenadavis9703]

Thank you for your amazing teaching, I really understand the book of judges now🙏

[@mphochepi1227]

Thank u Pastor. God bless you with all u desire for these great teachings.

[@loridann8390]

Thank you Pastor for your teaching. These chapters were difficult and horrific to read and I did wonder why they were there.

[@violet1987629]

Amazing Teaching & how it's still an issue today to live life our way instead of God's way. God Bless The Church & Our Country!

[@francescoorlando2946]

Thank you so much for helping me to understand those verse of the bible ,as it was hard for me to understand and believed such horrible act before our God . Again thank you and the lord bless you richly.

[@lucyhernandez1858]

Thank you for your wisdom and understanding of these chapters in Judge's....had been reading it and I had questions and I needed to hear someone ministering about these chapter's and you came along and made so much since in your talk....So, thank you so much!☝

[@natalien.9528]

It is so great to have content of less known Bible Chapters, thank you for the good work, God bless you ♡

[@jetheryratliff1549]

I am so blessed to have you explain these books of the bible to me. This was a hard one. But I do have a better understanding of its contents because of your lessons. I am excited to be moving into the book of Ruth.

[@joemercurio1566]

This is great. ALL glory to God

[@rosarioalphonso2805]

Thank you Pst. Paul for helping us understand what is happening in Judges 19 - 21. Tc n God Bless. Shalom. 🙏

[@SofiaBethany1379]

Thanks be to God for the story.

[@missfluffybunny4106]

Thank you, pastor Paul.

[@rayaldersea7137]

Thank you so much I was one of the people that wondered why is this in the Bible. Now I know

[@keeptrying_not2late2change]

True... Everything seems messed up right now. Things that were horrible couple years ago, are now mostly viewed as normal. We can't say anything cause they say we're judging them. Worst of all the schools, media, etc., are filling the minds of our children with so much filth! 😢

[@claurio1]

It's like everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes. Also as in the days of Noah.

[@Godsmasterpiece1993]

I haven’t read the whole Bible before. For starters, I don’t enjoy reading because I need to reread it a couple times to understand. Now than am reading it, I need to make sure I’m understanding what I’m reading. This series has really helped me.

[@belladonnelly8063]

Our church is studying judges and we are in judges 19-20 this has helped me tremendously to get a good understanding of both chapters. Praise God

[@aebrae4896]

Glory to God and God bless you

[@mucamaker]

thank you... just finished these chapters and was at a loss of why this is on the bible

[@markmooney5662]

great teaching...thank you Pastor. Praise God for the lessons here GillywifeofMark

[@kimevans3099]

I enjoyed this very plan💯💯🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@gohdux]

That this is nine years old is amazing.

[@JC13842]

Bless you abundantly Pastor Paul

[@blindtruth4614]

Left-handed men could be something to either do with fighting a southpaw could prove more difficult in melee combat or it could be something to do with Christians being superstitious about the left-handedness being a sign that they belong to the devil. Back in my first school, I was actually forced to write with my right hand despite being left-handed because of the idea that school had which was left-handed people belonged to the devil. Imagine what being told that you belong to the devil did to me at the age of five.

[@sl4983]

Thank you, I was looking for a good commentary on this. Touching chapters, to say the least.

[@ChristinaFaith1]

Wonderful! So clear... Thank you. I learned a lot :)

[@CalvaryChapelOntario]

Thank you for the note Christina! :) -Pastor Paul

[@vasserwilliams2200]

That chapter always stumped me I could never understand why it was there but now I do

[@daviddelgado2778]

great teaching thanks

[@bradjacobs1844]

As true today as it was 10years ago. And…it’s getting worse!

[@jarqueengodfrey6292]

Going through this from Tanzania 🇹🇿🇹🇿 in 2024

[@bighand1530]

Currently May 30th 2024. How is it going now in Tanzania?

[@Corinthians--ek4kt]

This is the Truth! Honesty.

[@nellytchato4807]

Thank you for the message

[@sonyalum1027]

We're living, good is bad, bad is good and when we say something we are the bad guys.this is the world with we live.

[@vikkinicholson2300]

don't go along with it

[@davidriter55]

Those Israelites and the people of Dan are us. Without God we are but sin. It is Christ who washes us clean from sin. Thank You Father

[@AKUBARIKI]

Now I finally understand why Jesus had to die as a sacrifice. The sins of man got too heinous.... vile disghusting evil

[@ghaliahnanya3712]

Hey Pastor Paul! You mentioned how Jesus said not to call anyone 'Father', but in the same passage, He says not to call anyone 'Teacher' also. I am not sure I understand. Does that mean we can't call people our 'teachers' in a religious context too? i always though the passage wasn't litera;

[@KentuckyRanger]

It was bad 9 years ago, it's so much worse now...

[@factsoverfeelingss]

From what, I understand from sports, is that left handed individuals have an advantage, because most people, are used to dealing with right handed individuals, so someone coming at you with a sword in his left hand in the midst of battle can throw you off balance and maybe even into a panic. It gives you the element, of surprise. Just, a theory. It does say they were slingers though, which means they would throw stones, but, slingers could also be, melee, combat, units. I would assume this to be so. In the battle, I assume, that, the stone slingers of Benjamin would pelt the Israelites before engaging them in hand to hand combat. They would probably pelt the soldiers of Israel while their melee troops, engeged Benjamin's melee troops, from the side, or possibly from a hill or an elevated position. This is probably why it, is mentioned. It could justify the large casualties Israel suffers despite being 400,000 versus 25,000. Especially if Israel had no slingers to return fire, and had to fight under a constant barrage of stones knocking them out cold and cracking skulls, ribs, teeth, arms etc. Not a fun situation to be in.

[@fruitofthespiritgalatians5856]

It is deep!!!

[@carrie5387]

I still can’t wrap my head around why the man would want to go to such great lengths to protect this stranger. Did he not realize that the men of the city would kill his daughter (just like they did to the concubine)? That’s a huge sacrifice to make for someone you just met. I get middle eastern culture where once one entered a house, they would have been covered by the master of the home under his sincere protection, but was his daughter not under the same covering? Did he have so many daughters that he could literally spare one? But for what? What would sacrificing his daughter do for the man? It reminds me of the “casting your pearls before swine” passage. Scratching my head at how the man could hold the life of his daughter in his hands with such little care with nothing to gain from such a loss.. Risked his daughters entire life for a man, who to my knowledge had nothing to offer - someone he just met and would probably never see again..

[@y.d.343]

Thats why i am here. The only thing i can come up with is that since they had other gods they were demon possessed

[@y.d.343]

Well now that i heard the explanation of : they had to give their lives to protect their visitors… i understand why they gave the woman’s instead:/

[@idalymunoz7155]

Sooo good!

[@moniquerussell5117]

Wow! I cannot what I have heard

[@gnieu1278]

Jesus said... I am the Way, Life and the Truth .. No man comes to the Father but by the Son... This is not arrogant because it is the Truth

[@Psaume23-5]

Now days some Christians are calling their leaders father. Please, read Matthew 23: 9. Let's fear the Lord!

[@chrissy3083]

maybe the Lord lets us know they are left handed because the enemy will be cought offgard by the left-hand individual

[@jeezed2950]

Don't underestimate the lefties y'all

[@shirleygelinas2231]

this is from 8 years ago and times have gotten so much worse since then. I wonder what he'd say about our morality now

[@douglawrie5045]

Wow pastor Paul is talking about how the nation has declined 9 years ago... It's nothing compared to what we're seeing today come quickly Lord Jesus

[@bighand1530]

A lot can change in 10 years.

[@Randall_jitsu]

Wow. Not many pastors would be brace enough to give a sermon on judges 19

[@khampherkharnari3317]

🙏🙏🙏....

[@patallenhurst3043]

This wicked city that the Benjaminites were defending were they gentile or people of the Benjamin tribe?

[@cristinaborza774]

They were Benjamites

[@Auspicious777]

Judges horrifying chapter 19 and aggressive, anger 😠 that cruel Levi man cut poor concubine lady limb by limb.

[@gwendasimmonds2382]

I heard that men who used their left hand were not considered good for battle, as God uses the right hand to express His strength. but these men excelled in their own strength. maybe this explains it .

[@sirchristopher7684]

Nowhere in the word liberation does it relate to following God. Liberation in the modern sense is a trick and usually brings a man to the path of wickedness.

[@femipj785]

❤️💙🧡💛💜💚

[@ricardozk]

35:46

[@springkraus7316]

❤️

[@ABrown8676]

So they were commanded to kidnap women in a certain way to so as not to break an oath. 20 So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards 21 and watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dancing, rush from the vineyards and each of you seize one of them to be your wife. Then return to the land of Benjamin.

[@teresaveal7695]

Read Judges 6 KJV This is a picture of today with the food destruction. We are beginning the days of Gideon

[@angusmacinnis7214]

I sure wish preachers would sit back a bit more. Be more relaxed, less extra cocky, gentle tones, love every word.Like Jesus Christ.

[@y.d.343]

Was paul like that

[@gaagsl]

I think it's better not to explain that. You are running the risk of making it worst. Trust me, I have seen preasts, preachers tap-dancing with this, that is just to sad to watch.

[@BeckeyGirard]

Horrifying..

[@Leah_Rosal_137]

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