Episode 71: Answering a Call to War...Against Sin

<p class="p1">In Podcast Episode 71, “Answering a Call to War…Against Sin,” Kim discusses the sensitivity of the Israelites to sin when they entered the Promised Land versus the lack of sensitivity in the time of the Judges. Instead of the tribe of Benjamin waging a war against sin in their ranks, they raged war against those who called out the sin.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">The primary scripture text for this episode is Judges 20:1-48 with the focal scriptures of 12-14:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">12 The Israelites sent messengers to the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What a terrible thing has been done among you! 13 Give up those evil men, those troublemakers from Gibeah, so we can execute them and purge Israel of this evil.”</p> <p class="p1">But the people of Benjamin would not listen. 14 Instead, they came from their towns and gathered at Gibeah to fight the Israelites. </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Supplemental Texts and information:</p> <ul class="ul1"><li class="li1">10 And when they came to the region of the Jordan that is in the land of Canaan, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of imposing size. 11 And the people of Israel heard it said, “Behold, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built the altar at the frontier of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the people of Israel.” 12 And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh to make war against them. (Joshua 22:10-12)</li> </ul> <p class="p3" style="text-align:center;"><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/encouragingothersinlovingjesus/'></a></p> <p class="p4"><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/encouragingothersinlovingjesus/'>"Encouraging Others in Loving Jesus" Facebook Group:</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Our NEW Facebook Group is devoted to providing a