Judges 21:12 says, And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.  There were four hundred young women from Jabeshgilead who were brought to th camp of the people of Israel at Shiloh.  Verse thirteen states,  And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.  The people of Israel then sent some representatives to speak to the remnants of the tribe of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon.  They went to them in peace.  After a battle with the people of this world, even if we are successful, we need to reach out to them with the love of God and offer them the peace that can only be found in Him.  Verse fourteen declares, And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.  The men of Benjamin returned with them and were given wives from the women of Jabashgilead who had been left alive for this purpose.  Verse fifteen adds, And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.  The people repented for what had had to happen to the people of Benjamin.  They took no joy in their defeat, but said that the LORD was behind it.  We should likewise be heartbroken when anyone dies who does not know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.  Verse sixteen says, Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?  The question is now raised about how to provide wives for the remainder of the men of Benjamin since all the women of Benjamin were killed.  Verse seventeen adds, And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.  We are again told that the rest of the people of Israel were concerned with preserving the tribe of Benjamin.  This was a retelling of some of the things that had already been discussed.  We should also be concerned with preserving the everlasting salvation of those who may have been born into a Christian family and yet have not accepted the salvation of Christ.  Verse eighteen says, Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.  They had sworn not to give the men of Benjamin wives from any of the rest of the tribes of Israel, which had already been stated.  Verse nineteen adds, Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. Then, they brought up the fact that there was a feast at Shiloh.  Verse twenty continues,Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;  The men of Benjamin were told to go and wait in the vineyards.  Verse twenty-one declares, And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.  Then the men of Benjamin were told if a woman of Shiloh came out to the vineyards that they were to each take one for a bride and return to the land of Benjamin.  This is not what we usually think of as the way courtship should work, but it was a way to remain true to the vow to not allow any of the women of Israel to marry a man from Benjamin and still preserve the tribe of Benjamin.  Of course, the men of Benjamin would be marrying outside the people who were called God's people, but we know that being a part of the family of God is not really determined by physical birth.  Verse twenty-two adds, And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.  The leaders of Israel said that if any of the fathers came complaining that they would handle the situation.  Of course, since all the men who could have been their fathers had been killed, this was not going to happen.  Verse twenty-three states, And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.  The men of Benjamin each claimed a wife and returned to their land and began to rebuild it.  If someone today has strayed away from their relationship with  God. all he or she can do is return to Him in repentance and begin to repair the relationship.  Verse twenty-four declares,  And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.  The rest of the people of Israel returned to their own land.  They had gathered to deal with the problem created by the men of Benjamin and had successfully done so, even coming up with a way to preserve what was left of the tribe of Benjamin.  Now it was time to return home.  We may gather today to resolve problems or to worship God, but eventually we must return home to our own lives.  Verse twenty-five concludes, In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.  In those days, there was no king, or ruler over Israel, so everyone did what they thought was right for them.  If we are a follower of Christ, we have a King in God, and we must do what is right in His eyes.