What happen in chapter 19 in the book of judges?

Answer 1

What happens in Judges Chapter 19 is a very complicated analogy, perhaps even a triple reverse analogy. Sounds like an Olympic Dive. We can also mention Chp 20,21 too since they are the same story:

Jesus

[a reverse concubine: i.e. an earthly woman concubine with no inheritance from man (vs.) Jesus, a heavenly man who inherits everything from God]

is killed by evil Benjamite men, rapist murderers (another reverse analogy - perhaps Jewish Christians?),

because it pleased God (i.e. the concubine's husband) to push Jesus out of Heaven and lock the door to be killed by evil men. God was not in the least bit concerned Jesus died at the hands of evil men because that was God's plan spoken of in Isaiah Chp. 53.

The cutting up of the concubine (Jesus) into 12 pieces represents the 12 Disciples (branches) cut off from the main vine Jesus after his death. The 12 pieces (Disciples) are sent to the House of Israel. The Jews don't like what they see and hear in this story, nor did they like hearing the Gospel and seeing the Miracles being performed by the Disciples centuries later.

The change of heart of the Jews (House of Israel) desiring the remnant of Benjamites left alive to be perpetuated through the kidnapping of wives represents the Pharisee Saul turned Apostle Paul becoming a Christian himself and starting Gentile churches which become the surrogate Brides of Christ.

The Apostle Paul was a Benjamite. He says it himself in his letters.

This story is interesting because it mentions a virgin, and donkies, and straw, and Bethlehem where the concubine is from, also the town where Christ Jesus the Messiah was born. And the husband and his concubine wife have trouble finding lodging in the town square. Kind of reminiscent of the virgin birth of Jesus. No room at the Inn. Animals in a stable and Straw in a Mainger.

One other thought to mention about this story was why would 65,000 Israelites have to die to avenge for the death of a single concubine wife? Perhaps God is trying to tell the Jews that Salvation was paid for them at a very high price. Jesus is the concubine. A reverse concubine. And this is a reverse analogy in that, not that the many died for Christ, but rather, Christ died for the many. Jesus is a reverse concubine in that a concubine is a woman, a wife of a man, and has no inheritance, whereas Jesus was a man, belonged to GOD, and inherits everything from Him.