Today's Favorite Verse: Judges 19:22, 29-30

Today's Favorite Verse: Judges 19:22, 29-30

"Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds."

Can't say these are my favorite verse because they are some of the darkest verses. This chapter shows more of how depraved the tribes of Israel had become. The men of Gibeah asked the same as the men of Sodom did to Lot. Lot offered his daughters instead, the old man offered his daughter and the guest's concubine. Society has no morals and destruction will soon follow.

It reminded me of what was said about the Amlicites in the Book of Mormon

"Now I would that ye should see that they brought upon themselves the curse; and even so doth every man that is cursed bring upon himself his own condemnation.

And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.

For every man receiveth wages of him whom he listeth to obey, and this according to the words of the spirit of prophecy; therefore let it be according to the truth. And thus endeth the fifth year of the reign of the judges."

(Alma 3:19, 26-27)

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