Judges 1: 12-18

Caleb made a promise that whoever captures Kiriath Sepher will also get his daughter in marriage. Othniel did that and Caleb made good his promise. Caleb's daughter asked him for a wedding present and received two wells that were crucial in a dry land. From the commentary: Verses 16-18 refer to the people that lived after Jethro (Moses’ wife’s father) lived. He belonged to a tribe called the Kenites. They were smiths (people that made things from metal). They travelled all the time from place to place. They went from the ‘City with Palm Trees’. Although that name usually refers to Jericho, here it refers to Tamar city. This city is south from the Dead Sea and it is 85 miles south from Arad. The Kenites decided to live near Arad. Judah’s tribe helped Simeon’s tribe to capture Zephath. Later, people called it Hormah. This means ‘a place that people have completely destroyed as an offering’. Judah’s tribe also captured Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron. The Philistines later captured these cities. (Look at the story about Samson.)

These are times when the people and the land were gaining character and familiarity. Much of what they needed - they took and with the Lord on their side, they got what they wanted.

Good day at the Studios. Weather has been awesome and today we'll chill by going to see a movie and getting stuff to put in the  old surround sound. Looking forward to the evening when we'll have some friends over for dinner. 

Praise for today:  Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire. Hebrews 12-28-29