When Everyone Does What’s Right in Their Own Eyes | Faith + State | Judges 14
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Release Date: 11/26/2025
Symbols of Faith Without Surrender of Faith | Judges 18:11-20
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. And Merry Christmas to you all. Our text today is . So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim. And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah....
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Don’t Confuse Opportunity With Obedience | Judges 18:7-10
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Scott Kacos and family. Thank you so much for partnering with us on We cannot do this without you. This is for you today. Our text today is Judges 18:7-10. Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. And when...
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When You Ask God to Bless What You Already Decided | Judges 18:2-6
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go and explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they...
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Lack of Conviction Leads to Future Compromise | Judges 18:1
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them. — The story of the tribe of Dan is one of lost conviction. Dan had already been given land by God—its boundaries clearly marked in . But tells...
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False Confidence in a Fake God | Judges 17:13
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . “Then Micah said, ‘Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.’” — Micah’s homemade religion is now complete. He’s got a shrine, a priest, and a title. And now—he’s got confidence. “Now I know,” he says, “the Lord will prosper me.” But it’s all fake. Fake priest. Fake faith. Fake confidence. Micah...
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Fake Ordination, Fake Faith | Judges 17:12
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . “And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.” — Micah finally finishes building his fake religion. He’s got a shrine, a priest, and now an “ordination.” It sounds holy—but it’s hollow. Micah “ordains” a Levite, believing that if he calls it spiritual, it becomes spiritual. He...
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Borrowed Faith Leads to Bought Faith | Judges 17:10-11
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is Judges 17:10-11. “And Micah said to him, ‘Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living.’ And the Levite went in. And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.” — Judges 17:10-11 Micah’s religion has now become a business deal. He hires the...
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Borrowed Faith Is Broke | Judges 17:7-9
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . “Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. And Micah said to him, ‘Where do you come from?’ And he said to him, ‘I am a...
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The Rise of DIY Religion | Judges 17:5-6
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is : “And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” — Micah’s home has now turned into a shrine. What began as a sentimental blessing has become a full-blown counterfeit religion. He makes an ephod, sets...
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Good Intention Is Still Bad Theology | Judges 17:3-4
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is Judges 17:3-4: “And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, ‘I dedicate the silver to the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.’ So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal...
info_outlineIn this week’s Faith + State conversation, Vince Miller and Minnesota House Rep. Elliott Engen walk through Judges 14, the beginning of Samson’s story — a man who lives by one destructive creed: “It is right in my eyes.” From forbidden relationships to rage-fueled decisions, Samson becomes a mirror for the crisis in our culture today.
Elliott shares a shocking real-life story from Hamline University — including a crowd cheering the murder of a political figure — revealing how far we’ve drifted from basic morality. Vince connects the dots from Samson’s implosion to the cultural chaos we’re witnessing now, reminding us why truth, restraint, and God’s authority matter more than ever.
If you’ve ever struggled with anger, impulse, moral drift, or the pressure to conform, this episode gives you clarity and hope.
And if today is your day to choose Jesus — drop: “I choose Jesus” in the comments.