1 Sameul 3:19-21 Samuel grew up. God was with him, and Samuel’s prophetic record was flawless. Everyone in Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, recognized that Samuel was the real thing—a true prophet of God. God continued to show up at Shiloh, revealed through his word to Samuel at Shiloh. […]
Read more1 Samuel 1:20 Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, “I asked God for him.” Every year Elkanah and his family went up to the temple, where they worshipped the Lord and offered sacrifices to Him. His one wife, Hannah, was childless, which […]
Read moreRuth 1:16-17 But Ruth said, “Don’t force me to leave you; don’t make me go home. Where you go, I go; and where you live, I’ll live. Your people are my people, your God is my god; where you die, I’ll die, and that’s where I’ll be buried, so help me God—not even death itself […]
Read moreJudges 16:29-30 Then Samson reached out to the two central pillars that held up the building and pushed against them, one with his right arm, the other with his left. Saying, “Let me die with the Philistines,” Samson pushed hard with all his might. The building crashed on the tyrants and all the people in […]
Read moreJudges 11:5-6 With the Ammonites at war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. They said to Jephthah: “Come. Be our general and we’ll fight the Ammonites.” There are some funny and even difficult characters in the Old Testament, and yet God used them. Jephthah is one […]
Read moreJudges 7:7 God said to Gideon: “I’ll use the three hundred men who lapped at the stream to save you and give Midian into your hands. All the rest may go home.” Gideon was on his way to wage war against the Midianites, who were giving the people such a hard time. After the first […]
Read moreJudges 6:12 The angel of God appeared to him and said, “God is with you, O mighty warrior!” The Israelites had this “love-hate” relationship with God. When things were going well, they forgot Him and started serving other gods. Then the Lord withdrew His blessing, and the people suffered again. Only when they admitted their […]
Read moreJudges 4:4-5 Deborah was a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth. She was judge over Israel at that time. She held court under Deborah’s Palm between Ramah and Bethel in the hills of Ephraim. The People of Israel went to her in matters of justice. It’s interesting that a woman was a leader of Israel. She […]
Read moreJudges 3:9-10 The People of Israel cried out to God and God raised up a saviour who rescued them: Caleb’s nephew Othniel, son of his younger brother Kenaz. The Spirit of God came on him and he rallied Israel. The people of the Lord were like naughty children. As soon as things were going well, […]
Read moreJoshua 24:14-15 “So now: Fear God. Worship him in total commitment. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshiped on the far side of The River (the Euphrates) and in Egypt. You, worship God. “If you decide that it’s a bad thing to worship God, then choose a god you’d rather serve—and do it today. […]
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