TODAY'S BIBLE TWEET

BIBLE TEXT: “Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.” (Judges 1:8 KJV)

BIBLE TWEET: Israel’s initial conquest of Jerusalem is singled out here for its significance, since it, the temporary city of God and of God’s people on earth, serves as a symbol of the New Jerusalem, the eternal city of God and of God’s people in Heaven. (Revelation 21:2-27)

BIBLE TAKEAWAY: We read here of Israel’s initial conquest of Jerusalem by the tribes of Judah and Simeon. However, it was retaken, reoccupied, and rebuilt by the Jebusites, who neither Judah nor Benjamin were able to drive from the land. It was not until the time of King David that Israel finally overthrew the Jebusites and occupied Jerusalem as its capital city. (Judges 1:21; 2 Samuel 5:6-10)