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• Achsah

  [People]

  Achsah is an Old Testament figure, the daughter of Caleb and the wife of Othniel, the first judge. She is known for asking her father for springs of water at the time of her marriage and receiving the upper and nether springs.

• Gopher Wood

  [Bible]

  Gopher wood is the timber God instructed Noah to use in building the ark in Genesis 6:14. Because the word appears only once in the Bible, the kind of tree it refers to is uncertain.

• Genesis 6

  [Bible]

  Genesis 6 is the chapter in which, as human wickedness fills the earth, God resolves to judge the world by a flood and commands Noah, who has found grace, to build an ark. The account of Noah's Flood begins here.

• 2 Chronicles 1

  [Bible]

  2 Chronicles 1 recounts how Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings before the tabernacle of the congregation at Gibeon. When God appeared to him by night, Solomon asked for wisdom and knowledge to judge the people and received, in addition, a promise of riches and honor. The chapter then describes his chariots and wealth.

• Psalm 82

  [Bible]

  Psalm 82 is a psalm of Asaph in which God stands in "the congregation of the mighty" and rebukes those who judge unjustly, commands justice for the poor and the fatherless, and pronounces the downfall of the unjust judges.

• Psalm 7

  [Bible]

  Psalm 7 is a lament attributed to David in which the pursued psalmist declares his innocence before God in the manner of an oath, asks God, the righteous Judge, to render judgment, and vows to give praise.

• Psalm 9

  [Bible]

  Psalm 9 is a song of thanksgiving and petition traditionally attributed to David. It praises the LORD, who judges righteously, as a refuge for the oppressed and asks Him to judge the nations.

• Psalm 96

  [Bible]

  Psalm 96 is a hymn of praise that calls all the earth and all peoples to sing a new song to the LORD. It proclaims that the LORD reigns as King and is coming to judge the world with righteousness and truth.

• Psalm 98

  [Bible]

  Psalm 98 is a nine-verse hymn of praise that summons the whole earth, the sea, and even the hills to celebrate with a new song the salvation the LORD has wrought. It closes in expectation of the LORD as King, who comes to judge the world with righteousness and equity.

• Luke 6:38

  [Bible Verses]

  A saying of Jesus that begins, "Give, and it shall be given unto you." The verse is widely used to encourage offerings and generosity, but its original context concerns judging and forgiving others, and whether it should be read as a promise of reward is debated.

• Job 25

  [Bible]

  Job 25 contains the third and final speech of Job's friend Bildad. It exalts God's power and majesty and asserts that no human being can be righteous or pure before God. At six verses, it is the shortest speech in the dialogues of the Book of Job.

• Jerusalem

  [Bible]

  Jerusalem is a city in the hill country of Judah. David made it his capital and Solomon built the temple there, making it the center of Israel's faith. Jesus was crucified and rose again there, and at the close of the Bible it becomes the symbol of the "New Jerusalem."

• Shiloh

  [Bible]

  Shiloh was a town in the central hill country of Israel. From the time of Joshua until the early days of Samuel, the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant remained there, making it the center of Israel's worship.

• Psalm 99

  [Bible]

  Psalm 99 is a hymn of praise celebrating the reign of the LORD as King. A refrain declaring his holiness occurs three times, and the psalm exalts the God who answered the prayers of Moses, Aaron, and Samuel and who forgave sin.

• Ezekiel 22

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 22 is a prophecy that calls Jerusalem "the bloody city," indicts its sins one by one, and announces the coming judgment through the image of dross in a furnace and the corruption of the entire leadership.

• Romans 2:4

  [Bible Verses]

  Romans 2:4 states that God's goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering lead people to repentance. It is frequently cited as a warning against mistaking the postponement of judgment for acquittal.

• Matthew 7:1

  [Bible Verses]

  "Judge not, that ye be not judged" is a saying of Jesus that warns against the hypocrisy of condemning others. It is frequently noted, however, that the verse is often used to rule out all judgments of right and wrong.

• Judges 15

  [Bible]

  Judges 15 recounts how Samson, whose wife has been given to another man, takes revenge on the Philistines; is bound by the men of Judah and handed over to the enemy; kills a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey; and, when he is thirsty, cries out to the LORD and receives a spring of water.

• Judges 16

  [Bible]

  Judges 16 recounts how Samson carried off the gates of Gaza, revealed the secret of his strength to Delilah and was captured by the Philistines, and finally brought down the temple of Dagon, dying in its collapse.

• Judges 21

  [Bible]

  Judges 21, the final chapter of the Book of Judges, records how Israel kept the tribe of Benjamin from being cut off by striking Jabesh-gilead and bringing back four hundred virgins, and then by allowing the Benjamites to seize women during the feast at Shiloh.