"And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers."

Judges 7:4

Why do you love my brother and not me?

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Judges 7:15

The Real Circle of Life

This passage reminds me of the story of the baptism of Jesus by John. When Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John, the two had an exchange, detailed in the Gospel of Matthew. John tr

Judges 7:15

Dancing at the Crucifixion

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