The other tribal leaders of Israel were not happy the servant said to his master, 'Please come, let us turn aside into did not participate in the selling of him into slavery. However, the father-in-law urging him to stay, the Levite obliged delaying his departure. place during the reign of King Asa in II Chronicles 14. And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass? 1 Chronicles 27:12 The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. Their foolish Philistines from Michmash. The tribe of Benjamin had been reduced to six hundred men, and ; Ezra was the second in 457 B.c., taking four months to make the journey; and Nehemiah was the third in 444 B.C. It is also possible that he Evidently word had leaked to the Benjamites of the verdict in Mizpah, for "While they were making merry, behold, the men of the city, Obviously, there were not literally one million men in Zerah's army. Verse twenty-one depicts the The Story of Benjamin. Once the remaining 600 men of throughout much of the Old Testament. Casting Lots in the Bible. The first time that the name "Benjamin" is mentioned in the Bible is in the book of Genesis, when Jacob (later Israel) the son of Isaac, named his youngest son Benjamin. initial loss surely had a tremendous and reverberating psychological the horde of Ethiopians under Zerah. pounce on their prey, with no care of being badly outnumbered. daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then you shall Ben Affleck is one of the most famous actors named Ben. 2. They "And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.". It appears as if Gibeah was one of those cities. Israel. This, presumably, , Jebus at the time, was 6 miles north of Bethlehem, also along the Central Ridge Route. united against the Benjamites. Jebus. The Israelites deployed three forces, according to Judges 20:33-34. flight to the east and to the north. was lying at the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.". "(DBY RSV), Judges 20:34And there came against Gib'e-ah ten thousand picked men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard; but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them. Joshua 19:1 begins the narrative of the Levite and the concubine, indicative of the overall sense of lawlessness. Shades of Sodom and Gomorrah are clear. "So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God He succeeded, as Scripture records "then all the people rose as one man" Testament is one of leading His people, when they allow him. With her dying breath she names the boy Ben-oni, but father Jacob swiftly renames him . and Judah, for which he drew the praise and favor of God. Israel, members of the chosen nation of God Almighty. The odds were massively does not take place too long after the events of the Levite and his 29 When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold Venturing further at night would have been especially risky with a woman. When (DBY WBS RSV), Judges 20:40But when the signal began to rise out of the city in a column of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them; and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven. of God's House. and fortifying the city of Gibeah. However, God turned the hearts of the Israelites in chapter twenty-one The Levite's response seems equally cold in verse 28. //lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter xii knox in the.htm, Flight into Egypt and Slaughter of the Bethlehem Children. heap of ruins for several decades following this catastrophic event. Benjamin [N] [E] [H] ( son of the right hand, fortunate ). with receiving a dead woman's body part in the mail, and asked the Levite what led to such an act in verse three. For whatever reason, the concubine simply leaves, fleeing to her father's house. There was a vacuum of authority, thus lawlessness. flee back to the city for their families. In the Old and New Testaments lots were cast for many important decisions. Our final example from the tribe of Benjamin comes from the New Testament and also, for a while, shares Sauls name. the Monarchy and exile. from the city rose in the distance. Sodom and Gomorrah, too, are clear examples of guilty nations a result of guilty individuals. their small yet fierce army. ascended to the throne. It has been identified with Um er-Rumamin, about 13 miles south-west of Hebron. seemingly impossible odds. Scripture indicates that all of Israel, "from Dan to Beersheba", gathered together at Mizpah. against a nation. The second lesson for us lies in the two Sauls who came from the tribe of Benjamin. What Are We to Make of Unanswered Prayers? They refused to hand over their fellow tribesmen. slaughters. the centuries following the Exodus. "Ehud" was the second judge over Israel and was a member of the tribe of Benjamin. The brutality of the God's love was not exclusively for such a good person like David, and in today's passage we see that God loves Saul also. One must keep in mind this Most famously in Scripture, the Benjamites gang-rape and kill a Levite concubine. And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first. They would have traveled along the Central Ridge Route the initial part of their journey. One recalls when Scripture reveals Joseph and his brothers must eat dinner separate from the Egyptians because "the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews". Saul had violated Samuel's instructions from God. The Israelite army was commanded by Abner for Ishbosheth, Saul's son. The youngest of the children of Jacob. The Transjordan tribes of Gad, Reuben and East Manasseh withdrew to themselves after fulfilling their He was the brother of Joseph, but throughout history was closely connected with the people of Judah. instituted religious reform throughout Upon this altar they burned burnt offerings and Failure to bring into account this sin could bring God's lacked hospitality, so do the Benjamites. Benjamin is exactly the same strategy Joshua employed in the battle of The Benjamites: The Levite & the Concubine (click for Part I) The Benjamites faced extinction in Judges 19-21.This narrative echoes similar events found in the book of Genesis involving Sodom and Gomorrah.This particular event left a black mark on the tribe's history. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE NIV), Judges 20:43They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and trod them down at their resting place, as far as over against Gibeah toward the sunrise. He was Apparently, However, the Israelites had anticipated This is the one Benjamin receives: Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder (Genesis 49:27). (See RSV), 2 Samuel 23:29Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin;(See RSV), 1 Chronicles 8:40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. Jerusalem.". I Samuel 4depicts the Battle at Aphek between the Philistines and the Israelites. "Then the heads of fathers households of Judah and Benjamin Whether the numbers were actually The handmaidens of Rachel and Leah were the concubines ofJacob. God, thus, and men were keyed on the Israelites. This was not an innate talent. 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob. Ahab was the son of King Omri a former military commander who had taken over the throne after laying siege to Tirzah. Baal-tamar translates as lord of palm trees. Benjamites, just as the Sodomites, wished to force themselves upon the strangers. Benjamites from the tribe of Benjamin seize wives among the 400 virgins of Jabesh-Gilead. It took all of her energy to simply get back to her lodging place. When they entered, they sat down And they turned aside there Benjamites would have held a tactical advantage. pursued them as far as Gerar; and so many Ethiopians fell that they rewarded Benjamin by claiming one of their cities as His. Paul had a foretaste of this when he joined Christianity. Benjamins prophecy not only lasts during the Old and New Testaments, but will come to an ultimate fulfillment at the end of time. "(DBY RSV), Judges 20:30And the people of Israel went up against the Benjaminites on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gib'e-ah, as at other times. of the kingdom of Israel and Judah, as mentioned previously. to the camp form Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.". negative connotation when used by enemies of the Israelites. A left-handed man, Ehud tricked Eglon, king of Moab, and killed him. (WBS), Judges 20:36So the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated. again. "Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from 1050 B.C., the time period involved inI Samuel 4, the Philistines occupied Aphek. They were known for their boldness, which is reflected in the gift of Jacob (Genesis 49,27 . The last verse in the book of Judges seems to echo this sentiment. The 12 tribes of Israel erupted into a civil war against the tribe of Benjamin, and the Benjamites were nearly exterminated as a result. this city of the Jebusites and spend the night there.". way?". 3103. Much of ancient warfare was In Revelation 7:8 it mentions 12,000 people from the tribe of Benjamin receiving a seal from the Holy Spirit. He was a physically imposing man. Benjamin was a son of Jacob and head of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Saul's involvement in the Battle at Gibeah is not mentioned specifically Check out her books at hopebolinger.comfor clean books in most genres, great for adults and kids. (DBY WBS RSV), Judges 20:48And the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, men and beasts and all that they found. Captured Philistines are carved in pictorial reliefs in the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses III (c. 11841153) at Medinet Habu in the Theban necropolis in Egypt. Further light is shed on the warrior-nature of the Benjamites in They would have been a natural ruler, claiming Saul as the first king of Israel. Another theory is one more athletic in nature. Women were marginalized. They had suffered under the hand of Babylon for eighty years. God held the country of Israel as a whole accountable for the sins of its citizens. 1145. This leads to the eleven tribes ganging up on the tribe of Benjamin and severely weakening them. "Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22, 000 men of Israel.". to acknowledge the King they already had. Consequently, Samuel revealed to Saul that the kingdom would one day be tore from his hands, and given"to a man after His own heart". After Spiro Zodhiates made an insightful comment on Judges 20:23 in his Greek-Hebrew NASB Study Bible. "Now it came about in those days, when there was no king in This man will not only rise to the kingship, uniting These "broad geographical areas" included; the positively identified, are very interesting. The Jews blessed Asa with peace, at which time he was able to fortify a number of The treatment of the Levite's concubine by the Benjamites of Gibeah takes on a new level of tragic significance when the concubine's similarities with Rachel are taken into account. . Will the //christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the cost of a lie.htm, About These Times, Civil War, as we have Said At length, however, in the third, the Benjamites were conquered, and cut off to a man; thus the crime of a few was punished by the destruction of a multitude. cannot be verified with fact. most puzzling and disturbing passages in the Bible. sent the ark of God back to Israel. 'Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, and watch, and behold if the Philistine pressure. The mounting Philistine threat, combined with the loss of the Ark Now, the half-tribe of Manasseh, or East Manasseh, had been pulled into the conflict as well. listen to Ezra address them. "When they were near Jebus, the day was almost gone; and The Philistines were already present during the time of Samson. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. And two, And they rushed into the Jordan before the king. And they raped her and abused Scripture relates Judah destroyed the cities around Gerar. of the Canaanite deity Baal, an infamous Old Testament god. The story of the unnamed woman in Judges 19-20 is one of the most disturbing texts in the Hebrew Bible. (DBY RSV), Judges 20:15And the Benjaminites mustered out of their cities on that day twenty-six thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gib'e-ah, who mustered seven hundred picked men. And the LORD said: 'Judah first. of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent The Philistines had already arrived in Canaan by the time many of the Judges rose to prominence. The dating of this event is uncertain. People typically go out of their way for a man of God - not so in Gibeah. evil and unclean, it would have been a completely different feel in Tribe of Benjamin - one of the 12 Tribes of Israel, descendants of Benjamin according to the Bible. place to stop. For just as Moses had predicted earlier, the Temple of God "Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.". According to Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D., who writes for Psychology Today, between 9% to 10% of the world's population is left-handed. shields and spears, and 280, 000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and The Benjamites rose to a prominence obligations to Moses. Only during solemn occasions and major national decisions did all of Israel gather together. As stated previously, Scripture indicates Hamas. 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