Day NINETEEN: Judges 16 - 1 Samuel 2
Day TWENTY: 1 Samuel 3 - 15
Today: 1 Samuel 16 - 28
There was some rough reading this week; and we've had a rough personal week. I read that some Biblical scholars actually suggest that readers skip Judges 19: It tells a disturbing story about a Levite and his concubine. Although the scripture doesn't seem to comment on the behavior of the Levite, and his host, I was horrified at the lack of protection these men provided for this poor women. The passage reads like a history book, though, and stays away from commentary. The Israelites rose up against the actions of the Benjamites, but didn't seem offended by the men in the concubine's party. Maybe the Israelites weren't told the whole story. Or, maybe we weren't.
Today's reading included an introduction to Abigail, the savviest woman in the Bible. It was refreshing, after the bloodshed and rebellion I've been reading through, to arrive at this passage today. Abigail protected her interests, erased the bumbling of her husband Nabal (which means "fool") and after her husband died, became David's wife.
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