May 7 – Elkanah: not quite Abraham… not quite Isaac
May 7 1 Samuel 1:1-2:21 John 5:1-23 Psalm 105:37-45 Proverbs 14:28-29 I Samuel 1:2 – In case you think the Bible is endorsing polygamy, see what I Samuel 1:6-7 says …
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May 6 – God is merciful even to a Moabitess
May 6Ruth 2:1-4:22John 4:43-54Psalm 105:16-36Proverbs 14:26-27 Ruth and Boaz Ruth 2:3 – hap – is an interesting concept. Ruth happened to go to Boaz’s fields. The lot happened to fall …
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May 5 – Judges to Ruth: Sin, Sin, and Yet More Sin!
May 5 Judges 21:1-Ruth 1:22 John 4:4-42 Psalm 105:1-15 Proverbs 14:25 Judges 21:3 – Why? Perhaps they are asking the wrong question…. Judges 21:19 – Depending on how we read …
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May 4 – Just when you thought Judges couldn’t get any worse…
May 4 Judges 19:1-20:48 John 3:22-4:3 Psalm 104:24-35 Proverbs 14:22-24 Judges 19:12 – It would not be until 2 Samuel 5:6-10 that David’s armies would capture Jerusalem and it would …
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May 3 – Ten Shekels and a Shirt
May 3 Judges 17:1-18:31 John 3:1-21 Psalm 104:1-23 Proverbs 14:20-21 Judges 17:3 – What commandment was violated? Interestingly this commandment was repeated 8 additional times in the Torah. No wonder …
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May 2 – Samson’s Sad Story
May 2 Judges 15:1-16:31 John 2:1-25 Psalm 103:1-22 Proverbs 14:17-19 Judges 15:6 – What type of society says that property damage is worthy of the death penalty? Mosaic law provides …
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May 1 – The Lamb of God
May 1 Judges 13:1-14:20 John 1:29-51 Psalm 102:1-28 Proverbs 14:15-16 Judges 13:2 – Exodus 23:26 and Deuteronomy 7:13-14 promises fruitfulness to the people, the land, the crops, even the …
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April 30 – Family Tension in Judges
April 30 Judges 11:1-12:15 John 1:1-28 Psalm 101:1-8 Proverbs 14:13-14 Judges 11:2 – We’ve seen the family tension between Gideon’s concubine’s son and his other sons (Judges 9:5), and now Gilead’s …
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April 29 – Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord!
April 29 Judges 9:22-10:18 Luke 24:13-53 Psalm 100:1-5 Proverbs 14:11-12 Judges 9:45 – “Salting the city” was a way to curse a city. Judges 9:56 – Proverbs 26:27 and Ecclesiastes …
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April 28 – Gideon, Abimelech, and Shechem
April 28 Judges 8:18-9:21 Luke 23:44-24:12 Psalm 99:1-9 Proverbs 14:9-10 Judges 8:27 – John MacArthur says Gideon’s intentions were good with this ephod: This was certainly a sad end to …
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