1 Samuel 7:8–9: “So the children of Israel said...
May 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Israelites were still under attack from the Philistines. The Ark hadn't worked the ...
1 Samuel 6:11–12: “And they set the ark of the...
May 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe ark of the covenant spent 7 months being passed around the different Philistine ...
1 Samuel 5:8: “Therefore they sent and gathered...
May 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Philistines put the ark of the covenant into the house of Dagon, their ...
1 Samuel 4:4–5: “So the people sent to Shiloh,...
May 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIsrael went to battle against the Philistines and lost, so they decided to bring ...
1 Samuel 3:9–10: “Therefore Eli said to Samuel,...
May 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis is the account of the call of one of God's great prophets, Samuel. ...
1 Samuel 2:1–2: “And Hannah prayed and said:...
May 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHannah was a woman of faith. She continued in prayer, waiting to see her ...
1 Samuel 1:11: “Then she made a vow and said,...
May 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Book of Samuel marks the end of the period of the judges and ...
Ruth 4:22: “Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot...
May 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAt first, this short Book of Ruth seems to be just the sweet story ...
Ruth 3:8–9: “Now it happened at midnight...
May 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalTo our modern, Western cultural way of thinking, it seems like Naomi asked Ruth ...
Ruth 2:12: “The LORD repay your work, and a...
May 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalRuth had surrendered herself to God in the first chapter. This verse in chapter ...
Ruth 1:16–17: “But Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not...
May 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse probably sounds familiar to many people because it's often used in wedding ...
Judges 21:12, 25: “So they found among the inhabitants...
May 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe see Israel continuing to do things that seemed morally right to them, but ...
Judges 20:13–14: “‘Now therefore, deliver...
May 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOne could rightly say, “What a mess, and what was a Levite priest doing ...
Judges 19:29–30: “When he entered his house he...
May 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe end of the book of Judges is further evidence of how far the ...
Judges 18:19–20: “And they said to him, ‘Be...
May 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAt first reading, it seemed like the Levite was making a courageous stand against ...
Judges 17:6: “In those days there was no king in...
May 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere was no sovereign reigning over any hearts in the land of Israel. God's ...
Judges 16:21–22: “Then the Philistines took him...
April 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBecause of another Philistine woman, Delilah, the Philistines were able to trap Samson. And ...
Judges 15:14–15: “When he came to Lehi, the Philistines...
April 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Philistines came against the tribe of Judah because Samson had taken revenge on ...
Judges 14:1–2: “Now Samson went down to Timnah,...
April 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe story of one of Israel’s judges, Samson, begins and ends with Samson displaying ...
Judges 13:5 “For behold, you shall conceive...
April 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Hebrew word Nazarite means to separate and the conditions of that separation are ...
Judges 12:6: “then they would say to him, ‘Then...
April 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis Hebrew word shibboleth means a flowing stream, similar to where they had crossed ...
Judges 11:1: “Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a...
April 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJephthah had a family background that many would say should have disqualified him from ...
Judges 10:13–14: “Yet you have forsaken Me...
April 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIsrael cried out to the Lord, but God said He would not deliver them. ...
Judges 9:56–57: “Thus God repaid the wickedness...
April 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere are 2 lessons to be learned from the life of the son of ...
Judges 8:34–35: “Thus the children of Israel...
April 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Israelites sadly came to a point where they regarded an idol, Baal-Berth, as ...
Judges 7:7–8: “Then the LORD said to Gideon,...
April 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod assured Gideon of victory with this sweeping statement, “I will save you and ...
Judges 6:39–40: “Then Gideon said to God, ‘Do...
April 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod called Gideon to go against the Midianites but he was timid. He asked ...
Judges 5:23: “‘Curse Meroz,’ said...
April 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter Israel defeated Sisera's army, Deborah composed a song. In it we find that ...
Judges 4:9: “So she said, ‘I will surely go with...
April 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe 4th judge we are introduced to, Deborah, was a woman. She was a ...
Judges 3:9–10: “When the children of Israel cried...
April 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn this chapter we meet the first 3 judges that led Israel, and are ...
Judges 2:10: “When all that generation had been...
April 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe children of Israel that entered the Promised Land had vivid, personal recollections of ...
