1. Chad and Daniel wrestle with one of the darkest and most heart-wrenching passages in the old testament.
  2. Levites, idols, war, and an "unfaithful” concubine.
  3. Silver, a. cult, and a hireling priest.
  4. Sin is everywhere. Betrayal is everywhere. But the Christ whom Samson foreshadows has the final word.
  5. A donkey jawbone, a prostitute, and the gates of hell.
  6. A wedding, a riddle, a tragedy, and 300 fire-tails.
  7. Seeing God, the birth of Samson and rabbit hole regarding Hagar.
  8. Jephthah wars with the men of Ephraim and we are introduced to Samson's mother and a messenger who is more than an angel.
  9. Jephthah makes an ill-advised vow to God before going into battle and then tragically fulfills it.
  10. Once again Israel ramps up its idolatry and God is not pleased and says He will not save them again and then does. How does law and gospel help us understand texts like this? When is God’s impatience a comfort to us? And we meet a warrior son of a prostitute named Jephthah.
  11. Abimelech gets word of the drunken threats issued against him and plans an ambush. Zebul’s eyesight isn’t any better than his judgment. The wrath of Abimelech is thorough and includes a whole lot of salt. Jotham’s fable/prophecy comes full circle and Abimelech unsuccessfully tries to avoid what he sees as an embarrassing death legacy.