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From perspective, we realise that God hates rape, which deprives individuals of respect, honor, and tranquility.
A Levite man traveled to the land of Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.The local men of Gibeah raped and abused the Levite’s concubine to death.
As a consequence of this violent act, the entire town of Gibeah and the tribe of Benjamin suffered.
The local men refused to listen to the Levite, prompting him to force his concubine out to them.The men of the town had intercourse with her and abused her throughout the entire night until morning.
The abusers finally released the woman as the dawn began to break.
At daybreak, the woman returned and collapsed at the door of the house where her master was staying.
She lay at the threshold of the house until it became light outside.
In the morning, her master opened the doors and stepped outside to continue on his journey.
The master discovered his concubine fallen at the door with her hands on the threshold.
He spoke to her, telling her to get up so they could leave, but received no answer because she was dead.
The Levite placed her body onto a donkey and traveled back to his home.
Upon arriving home, he used a knife to divide his dead concubine’s body limb by limb into twelve pieces.
He sent the twelve pieces of her body throughout all the territories of Israel. Judges 19:25-2925]But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and forced her forth to them, and they had intercourse with her and abused her all the night until morning. And when the dawn began to break, they let her go.
[26]At daybreak the woman came and fell down and lay at the door of the man’s house where her master was, till it was light.[27]And her master rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way; and behold, his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.[28]And he said to her, Up, and let us be going. But there was no answer [for she was dead]. Then he put her [body] upon the donkey, and the man rose up and went home.29]And when he came into his house, he took a knife, and took hold of his dead concubine and divided her [body] limb by limb into twelve pieces and sent her [body] throughout all the territory of Israel.
Reflective questions about the teaching
a) What is that which has continually deprived people of honour and tranquillity?
b) Give an underlined perspective of view in relation to our response of word?
c) What did The Men of Gibeah do to the concubine of the levite ?
d) According to our subjectivity of due, why did The levite have to cut the body of His concubine in 12 pieces
e) Did the town of Gibeah and Benjamin suffer as due to this outraged purpose of due?
Confession prayer
Dear Lord Jesus I pray that you give me the grace as I keep aligned to the purpose of my life’s assignment in Jesus name amen