💧 Judges 21

Judges 21 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”” 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 whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.” Judges 21 opens with these words: “Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”” The line to keep is Judges 21:13: “The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.” Carry the word “whole” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Judges 21:13: “The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Judges 21? Then try this: Read “The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and…” 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.