Samuel Samuel was a boy when God called him. He was living with the high priest. In the middle of one night, God called Samuel’s name. Samuel didn’t recognize His voice. The high priest said to answer God with “Speak, your servant is listening.” Samuel did and the Lord God gave him a message for […]
Hannah had no children. She was a second wife to Elkanah. His other wife had children. Penniah would provoke and make fun of Hannah for having no children. Elkanah tried to smooth things over in his household and tell Hannah she was more important to him than children. Hannah still grieved, especially once a year […]
Boaz got down to business the next morning after Ruth showed him, she and Naomi needed his intervention in buying a piece of land rightfully by inheritance. Boaz knew the rights to buying the land belonged to another man. Boaz went to the city gate where official business was carried out. The man next in […]
Naomi protected her daughter-in-law, Ruth. Naomi encouraged Ruth to continue to gather stalks of grain from the fields of Boaz, a close kinsman to Naomi’s deceased husband. Naomi gave her instructions regarding Boaz. One day at the end of harvest, a feast would be held at the threshing floor. Ruth was to wait until Boaz […]
Naomi and Ruth settled into living in Bethlehem. Naomi’s husband had a wealthy relative named Boaz. Ruth was wanting to help support and bring in food for her and Naomi, her mother-in-law. Ruth asked permission to glean grain during the harvest. Ruth 2:1-2 Ruth did not know anyone’s field, she picked one which seemed good […]
In the days of the judges in Israel, there were no kings at that time, a story from that far off time is one of tenaciousness and clinging to God. There was a famine in Israel. A man, Elimalech, took his family to Moab, enemy territory. Naomi was his wife. They had two sons. While […]
The book of Judges is one train wreck after another. The people of Israel would worship other gods, the LORD would bring an enemy to oppress them, they would repent and the LORD would then raise up a judge. The judge would help the people to fight their oppressors. Then the cycle would start […]
Joshua reminded the sons of Israel after they were settled in the Promised Land of their history, beginning with Abraham through the worship of the gods of the Amorites. Joshua 24:1-15 Joshua challenged the people to serve the LORD. Joshua boldly and publicly said that he and his house would serve the LORD. How did […]
The sons of Israel, under the leadership of godly Joshua, crossed over into the promised land. The first city that stood in their way was Jericho. It was shut tight against the sons of Israel. The LORD gave the city into the hands of the sons of Israel. The LORD’S instructions: how strange, the sons […]
Joshua was the God-given leader to follow Moses. When Moses was no longer available as the leader, God had someone waiting for the position of leadership. Moses was an outstanding, successful leader, not many people would want to follow as the next leader. But God chose Joshua. God told Joshua what to do, take the […]