
Judges ch.20 v.1-11 Israel Mobilizes For War Against Binyamin
The tribes unify, 400,000 strong, to go to war against Binyamin in the Giva
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The tribes unify, 400,000 strong, to go to war against Binyamin in the Giva

Violent and vulgar men from the tribe of Binyamin attack the guests in Giva, with behavior strikingly similar to the Sdom and Amora episode.

This domestic dispute in the times of the Judges isn't going to spiral into chaos out of control

We cover this episode from some different angles, with the help of the Talmud.

On their way to war, the men of Dan steal Micha's idols and his priest, and make them their own. .

Families from the tribe of Dan scout out the north of Israel to find an place to settle.

A Levite leaves Bethlehem to look for another job, and runs into Micha who offers him to be a priest at his temple.

We begin the story of "Pesel Micha", one of two stories at the end of the book of Judges that reflects the spiritual decay of the period

After being captured and his eyes put out, Samson gets the last laugh and brings the house down on the Philistines.

We reflect on how Samson has changed in this chapter, and raise the question, could Delilah have been Jewish?