Judges 2: 1-8

Now marks the transition between the book of Joshua and the time of the Judges. The place where this takes place (which some Bible scholars call Bethel) was called Bokim (place of weeping). This is where the Lord had told it straight to them. They were admonished for their lack of discipline and inability to adhere to the Lord's request and thus the ground work was laid for their entire lives. According to the commentary:

God had made an agreement with his people. And he had done what he agreed to do. But they had not done what they agreed to do. Now God said that he would allow their enemies to capture them. They would praise other gods. The people wept and they offered sacrifices. (Sacrifices were gifts for God. They were asking him to forgive the things that they had done wrong.) They were probably not really sorry. Later, they did wrong things again.

Joshua now told them to go and live in the land that the Lord had given them. He would die at the age of 110 and according to v. 9, "They buried him at the edge of his property. This was in Timnath Heres. It was in the hilly country where Ephraim’s tribe lived, north from Mount Gaash." The leaders were the Judges or at least the start of them. The people started to worship Baal ( false god of rain and crops) and Asherath (false gods of war and crops and the wife of Baal). They would have sex with male and female priests so that they would spawn future priests and also would sacrifice their children in hopes of appeasing their "gods" for rain, crops and peace.

Finally felt a sense of catching up yesterday and now will turn my attention to the looking and planning ahead at work. Still am trying to plan out the rest of my vacation days as well. Finally "decorated" my place here in Delly with my CB tree and snowman (which doesn't work). I am also enjoying reading a chapter of Proverbs aloud when I get home and praying. 

Praise for today: For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalm 1: 6