🌿 Judges 20

Judges 20 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.” 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, “Benjamin went out against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men. All these drew the sword.” Judges 20 opens with these words: “Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of…” The line to keep is Judges 20:27: “The children of Israel asked Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Judges 20:27: “The children of Israel asked Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Judges 20? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel asked Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,” 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.