🌊 Judges 10

Judges 10 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” Judges 10 opens with these words: “After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of…” The line to keep is Judges 10:10: “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Judges 10:10: “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baals.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Judges 10? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, even because we have forsaken…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.