Gibeah's Crime

 Judges 19: 22-30

 

 

 

Gibeah's Crime

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.”   And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing.   Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out now. Violate them and do with them what seems good to you, but against this man do not do this outrageous thing.”   But the men would not listen to him. So, the man seized his concubine and made her go out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go.   And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, until it was light.

And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.  He said to her, “Get up, let us be going.” But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home.   And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.   And all who saw it said, “Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak.”

The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA has moved over many years to an immoral godless country, with no regard for the authority of Scripture. In Leviticus 18:22, 
“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.”  And also, in Leviticus 20:13,  ^“If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.“  Words mean something, and the fear of the Lord is no longer in the hearts of the people of the USA.  I am concerned if it is in the heart of many that goes by the title of Christian.  Words mean things, and when God addresses a subject, His word is the final authority on all matters.

 

But we like the people of Gibeah's crime was allowing this to happen, it was just a few worthless men, who did the act, but as you will see judgment came on all the people of

Gibeah.  The people of the USA  also have allowed a few worthless men and women to take over our nation, they are called Congressmen and women, the same in the Senate and in the White House.  And our nation is not going to be no; it is under the judgment of a holy God.  I am not a prophet, no I a follower of Jesus the Christ, and if we do not turn back to calling evil what God calls evil we will not be a nation of free people much longer.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice