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The Desertion of the Levite Concubine
When religious restraints are removed we find the moral conditions of a country going down. This fact just shows the basic wickedness of man when he is apart from God. Here we find a religious leader of Israel whose life should have been a shining example of pur …

Full Hospitality for Weary Travelers
Since it was late in the day his servant suggested that they spend the night in Jerusalem but the Levite said no because it belonged to foreigners and was not considered a proper place to be (vv 11-13). Instead they traveled on north to Gibeah and arrived there just as the …

The Results of Sexual Perversion
While the people were enjoying themselves inside, the wicked men of Gibeah surrounded the house and demanded the old man send out the Levite to satisfy their homosexual desires (v. 22). It is unthinkable but the old man was willing to sacrifice his daughter and the Levite’s concu …