In this daily Bible reading is the account of Samuel being born and dedicated by his mother, Hannah, to serve the Lord under the Priest, Eli, in Shiloh. After she dedicated her son, Samuel, to…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ruth ‘gaining favor with Boaz, a man of great wealth,’ from the family of Naomi’s husband Elimelech. Ruth married Boaz. They had a child who they…
In this daily Bible reading is the beginning of the book of Ruth. This is a story of Naomi, a woman from Bethlehem, and her husband leaving Israel to live in Moab because of a…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of the Israel attacking and nearly wiping out the tribe of Benjamin because of a heinous crime. The men of Gibeah in Benjamin had violently raped and…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of a man from Ephraim making a ‘graven image and molten image’ from silver and ‘dedicating it to the Lord.’ The man’s intentions seemed good, but his…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Samson killing 3000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. He then judged Israel for 20 years. I surmise that Samson’s strength became a deterrent to…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of God raising Sampson to be a judge and free Israel from the Philistines. The Philistines had oppressed Israel for 40 years. Interestingly, God did not appoint…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Jephthah the Gileadite, a valiant warrior. The elders of Gilead had begged Jephthah to defeat the Ammonites who were fighting Israel.
In studying what was written…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of the following cycle continuing with Israel: Israel would turn away from God to serve idols and demons. God would punish them through other nations who oppressed…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Gideon taking some of the spoils of the defeated Midianites and making an ephod. He placed the ephod in his city, Ophrah. Even though Israel had…