Gideon’s Fleece

Judges 6:1 to 8:27

6:1 The Lord got angry with the Israelites again so he helped the king of Midian take control of the tribes. The brutal oppression of the Midianites caused many of the Israelites to head for the hills and hide out in caves and such. Things looked pretty bleak…

Ehud and Deborah

Judges 1:1 to 5:26

1:1 The Israelite tribes each were given their own territory to live in, but occasionally they continued to kill remaining Canaanites indiscriminately, or run them off their land, or tax them severely and cut off their kings' thumbs and big toes and…

Battle of Gibeon

Joshua 7:3 to 22:11

7:3 Joshua sent a detachment of only a couple of thousand troops to destroy the people in the city of Ai because for one thing they were so few of them. He also thought for sure they were wussies and would be a push over. That was a mistake. As it turned…

Battle of Jericho

Joshua 1:1 to 6:1

1:1 Yahweh said to Joshua "Moses is dead. It’s up to you now. If you will be brave, I’ll be here to help you steal every parcel of land on which you step. So get stepping."…

Song of Moses

Deuteronomy 31:19 to 34:10

31:19 Moses called the tribal leaders together and taught them a catchy song that he had written for them. The song didn't really touch on anything new, it was mostly just what was awesome and what sucked about dealing with…

1:1 Moses made a long speech romanticizing the bloody epic of the tribes. First he brought them up to date on some of his biggest accomplishments and then he highlighted the bright forecast for the anticipated genocide of the men,…