Judges 20

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Judges 20
Chapter 19 deals with hospitality and how it had gone a bit wrong...
In this chapter we see the topic of justice being addressed. What issues (right or wrong) about justice do we see here?


Even though this chapter is dealing with the tragic events of the last chapter, what good do we see come from it? How could this be related to our lives?


Not every tribe turned up at Mizpah. Who was missing and why?


Verses 4 – 6 shows the Levite re-telling the tragic story. But it looks a bit different from the version in chapter 19. How does it differ and why?


Even though most at the Israelite council want to act quickly and punish these men from Gibeah, it’s suggested that the absent Benjaminites are given the opportunity to “sort out” their own mess. Why could this have been a good idea? But what actually happened?


And this point in history there was no king, no judge and no heathen oppressors. What does this tell us?


[Activity]> As we near the end of Judges, similarities and differences can be drawn between this chapter and chapter 1. What are they?

The 3 conversations between Israel and God are interesting. What things do they tell us?


600 Benjaminite men escaped. Why was this important?