At the time, Samson was judge over Israel and had been taking out great vengeance on the Philistines. Hoping to capture him, the Philistine leaders each offered Delilah a sum of money to collaborate with them in a scheme to uncover the secret of Samson's great strength....
Jephthah (pronounced /ˈdʒɛfθə/; Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, Yīftāḥ), appears in the Book of Judges as a judge who presided over Israel for a period of six years (Judges
Gideon was a judge and a mighty man of war in Israel. He was the youngest of a poor family from the tribe of Manasseh. God called him to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites (Judges 6:14-16). Gideon’s story is found in the book of Judges from chapters 6 to 8. ...
A young prophet and judge in Israel, dedicated to the Lord by his mother, Hannah. He serves under Eli the priest and becomes a pivotal figure in Israel's history.2. The LORDThe covenant God of Israel, who calls Samuel to be His prophet and ensures that Samuel's words are fulfilled.3...
27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28 I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to ...
Judges 16:23: “Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.” The Philistines manage to capture the strong judge Samson and turn him into a prisoner. To cel...
Annual Report 2008 Dear Members, In the historic election year of 2008, the city of Chicago was the focus of the world as it had never been before. For the first time since the Civil War, America elected a president from Illinois—not only the first African-American, but the first ...