1 Samuel 12:3–4: “’Here I am. Witness against...
August 22nd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen Samuel said, “Witness against me,” he was asking for the people to testify ...
1 Samuel 11:15: “So all the people went to Gilgal,...
August 21st, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis was probably the finest spiritual moment in King Saul's entire life. It wasn’t ...
1 Samuel 10:9–10: “So it was, when he had turned...
August 20th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSaul was not given to Israel because God wanted him to fail. Nor did ...
1 Samuel 9:2: “And he had a choice and handsome...
August 19th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSaul's name literally meant asked, and in this case asked of God because the ...
1 Samuel 8:7: “And the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Heed...
August 18th, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe people followed Samuel, but as he grew old, they began to desire a ...
1 Samuel 7:8–9: “So the children of Israel said...
August 17th, 2026 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...
August 16th, 2026 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...
August 15th, 2026 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,...
August 14th, 2026 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,...
August 13th, 2026 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:...
August 12th, 2026 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,...
August 11th, 2026 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...
August 10th, 2026 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...
August 9th, 2026 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...
August 8th, 2026 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...
August 7th, 2026 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...
August 6th, 2026 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...
August 5th, 2026 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...
August 4th, 2026 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...
August 3rd, 2026 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...
August 2nd, 2026 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...
August 1st, 2026 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...
July 31st, 2026 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,...
July 30th, 2026 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...
July 29th, 2026 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...
July 28th, 2026 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...
July 27th, 2026 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...
July 26th, 2026 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...
July 25th, 2026 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...
July 24th, 2026 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,...
July 23rd, 2026 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod assured Gideon of victory with this sweeping statement, “I will save you and ...
