Judge שָׁפַט

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Feb 12, 2025 · 4m

There have been several very interesting words in chapter 18 of Genesis which is why we have been here for several days. Our word for today will be the last one we will look at in this chapter. שָׁפַט judge, pass judgment; administer justice, govern, rule. It is used 203 times in the Old Testament. It is not surprising that it is used the most in the book of judges where it is used in the sense of ruling because one of the tasks of a ruler is to make judgments for their people. Judges 3:10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him [Othniel], so that he became Israel’s שָׁפַט judge and went to war…