VITAL Life Application Devotions

Judges 10:9-10   New International Version     9 The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin and Ephraim; Israel was in great distress. 10 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, “We have sinned against you, forsaking our God and serving...

Judges 10:1-5   New International Version     Tola 10 After the time of Abimelek, a man of Issachar named Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. 2 He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and...

Judges 9:22-24   New International Version     22 After Abimelek had governed Israel three years, 23 God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek. 24 God did this in order that the crime...

Judges 9:22-24   New International Version     22 After Abimelek had governed Israel three years, 23 God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek. 24 God did this in order that the crime...

Judges 9:2-5   New International Version     2 “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.” 3 When the brothers repeated all this to the...

Judges 8:24-27   New International Version     24 And he said, “I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring from your share of the plunder.” (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites to wear gold earrings.) 25 They answered, “We’ll be glad to give them.” So...

Judges 8:23   New International Version     23 But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.” The people wanted to make Gideon their king. This was not the right thing to do. The Lord should be the ruler....