Happy Resurrection Day!
He is Risen! It’s better than “Super Bowl” Sunday for Christians today!Don’t forget to be with God’s people in church todayto celebrate and worship our Risen Lord!
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Redemption for Ruth
Although the book of Ruth contains cultural issues that are very different from our own, the book is about redemption. God makes so many things new. We read the entire book in today’s Bible reading* and learn of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz. Naomi loses her husband and two sons. She is left with two daughters-in-law….
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Anarchy Among the People of Israel
Today’s Bible reading* can be summarized in the last verse from today’s reading: In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever seemed right to him. Judges 21:25 (CSB) In fact, this sentence is repeated frequently in the book of Judges. The first verse of today’s reading includes the first part of…
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Samson Forgets the Source of His Strength
For most of us who have been around church for very long, we’re familiar with the story of the strongman Samson. His story is part of today’s Bible reading*. As I pointed out yesterday, Samson’s mother took a Nazarite Vow for herself and her yet-to-be-born son. The Nazarite Vow (Numbers 6) required total abstinence from…
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Making Vows
Twice in today’s Bible reading* we see people making vows to God. The first is a judge named Jephthah. Although human sacrifice was strictly forbidden to God’s people he made a vow that if God would deliver the Ammonites to him, he promised to sacrifice the first person that went through the doorway when he…
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Gideon Leads a Small, Unarmed Army to Defeat Their Enemies
Today’s Bible reading* is a familiar passage to many of us who have been around church for a while. Gideon, with his small army of three hundred unarmed men, defeated the Midianites. Why do I say that Gideon’s army was unarmed? Look at Judges 7:20. The three companies blew their ram’s horns and shattered their…